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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an external provider scheduling program to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-20
Introduced
3
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Sponsor

Jerry Moran
Jerry Moran
Republican · KS · Senator
Votes with party: 75.4% (862 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 274.

2025-12-02

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Plain-English Summary

This bill establishes within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a national External Provider Scheduling Program to assist the VA in scheduling appointments for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). The program must consist of technology that allows VA schedulers to view the schedules of health care providers participating in the VCCP in real time. The VA must ensure the program reduces the time (1) from referral to the actual scheduling of appointments for care or services, and (2) for VA schedulers to schedule appointments for care or services. The VA must also ensure the program is available to all VA medical centers by September 30, 2025.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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