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HR 2148 · in committee · significant

Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act

What this bill does

  • This bill expands VA support for family caregivers of veterans, including extended healthcare coverage after they leave the program.
  • Primary family caregivers of veterans are affected, gaining access to bereavement counseling, retirement planning, and job retraining services.
  • The VA and Department of Labor will study and implement these new services with no specific budget amount stated in the bill.

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    How should the VA and Department of Labor prioritize which job retraining services to offer family caregivers with limited resources?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that family caregivers need extended healthcare coverage after leaving the program, and how long should coverage last?

  3. 03

    Who should bear the costs if the VA expands caregiver support services, and what trade-offs might occur with other veteran programs?

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Sponsor · D-NY-25

Joseph D. Morelle

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Introduced 2026-02-12

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-02-12 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  2. 2026-02-12 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. 2026-02-05 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Health Discharged

  4. 2025-06-12 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  5. 2025-04-04 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  6. 2025-03-14 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  7. 2025-03-14 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  8. 2025-03-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  9. 2025-03-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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