H.R. 3482 Passed the House Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an online program through which an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs may schedule an appointment for a covered veteran with a non-Department health care provider under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] Introduced May 19, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 D) Latest action May 20, 2026

Summary

Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement an electronic process for scheduling health care appointments furnished by the VA or through the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) and extends an existing limitation on certain pensions. Under the bill, the VA must implement the electronic process not later than two years after the enactment of this bill.
The VA must implement a mandatory training program for VA schedulers or other employees involved in scheduling appointments regarding guidelines for the implementation of the electronic process. Additionally, the VA must prescribe performance benchmarks and outcome-based metrics for the electronic process.
The VA must also implement an outreach strategy to encourage non-VA health care providers participating in the VCCP to participate in the electronic process.
Under current law, the pension paid to veterans who reside in Medicaid nursing homes and have no spouse or child is limited to $90 a month through January 31, 2033. The bill extends this limitation through June 30, 2033.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. May 20, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. May 19, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 19, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3573-3474)
  4. May 19, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3482.
  5. May 19, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3573-3575)
  6. May 19, 2026 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Mar 30, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496.
  8. Mar 30, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-576.
  9. Feb 12, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  10. Feb 12, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  11. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged
  12. Jun 11, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held

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