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HR 3482 · introduced · significant

Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act

What this bill does

  • The VA must create an electronic system for scheduling health care appointments within two years.
  • Veterans using VA facilities or community care programs will be affected by the new scheduling system.
  • The VA must train schedulers, set performance benchmarks, and encourage private providers to participate.

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    How would a centralized electronic scheduling system change wait times for veterans currently using both VA facilities and community care providers?

  2. 02

    What resources and training would the VA need to implement this system, and how might those costs affect other veteran services?

  3. 03

    Which private providers would be incentivized to participate in this scheduling system, and what barriers might prevent their adoption?

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Tom Barrett

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Introduced 2026-03-30

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-30 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496.

  2. 2026-03-30 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-576.

  3. 2026-03-30 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-576.

  4. 2026-02-12 · house · Committee

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

  5. 2026-02-12 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  6. 2026-02-05 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged

  7. 2025-06-11 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  8. 2025-06-06 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

  9. 2025-05-19 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  10. 2025-05-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  11. 2025-05-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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