H.R. 3812 Reported by committee Armed Forces and National Security

STRIVE Act of 2025

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the collection of a health care copayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from a veteran under certain conditions attributable to a failure of the Department of Veterans Affairs to process certain information within applicable timeliness standards, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] Introduced June 6, 2025 Cosponsors 8 (8 D) Latest action November 7, 2025

Summary

Stop Troubling Retroactive Invoices for Veteran Expenses Act of 2025 or the STRIVE Act of 2025
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), under certain conditions, from collecting copayments from a veteran for hospital care or medical services more than two years after the veteran receives the care or service.
Specifically, the VA is prohibited from collecting any copayment from a veteran for hospital care or medical services after the end of the two-year period beginning on the date the veteran received the care or service if the VA did not provide the veteran with timely notice of the copay or provide notice that the aggregate copay amount exceeds $2,000, annually adjusted for inflation.
The VA may waive the requirement for a veteran to make any copayment for hospital care or medical services whenever it determines the waiver is appropriate, regardless of whether a veteran submits a request for a waiver.
Finally, the bill extends the limitation on pension amounts for certain hospitalized or institutionalized veterans through February 29, 2032. Currently, the limitation expires on November 30, 2031.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Nov 7, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 323.
  2. Nov 7, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-371.
  3. Jul 23, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  4. Jul 23, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jun 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  6. Jun 6, 2025 Introduced in House

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