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S 607 · introduced · significant

Improving Veteran Access to Care Act

What this bill does

  • The VA must create a team to improve how veterans schedule health care appointments.
  • Veterans and VA staff will gain access to better scheduling systems and phone support.
  • The VA must report to Congress on progress and any obstacles to implementation.

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  1. 01

    How would improved scheduling systems and phone support reduce wait times for veterans seeking VA health care appointments?

  2. 02

    What specific obstacles does the VA anticipate facing when implementing these new scheduling systems across all medical facilities?

  3. 03

    Who bears the cost of upgrading VA scheduling infrastructure, and how might this funding affect other veteran services?

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Sponsor · D-NH

Margaret Wood Hassan

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Introduced 2025-12-19

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-19 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  2. 2025-12-19 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. 2025-12-19 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. 2025-12-18 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8898-8899; text: CR S8898-8899)

  5. 2025-12-18 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.

  6. 2025-12-02 · senate · Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 272.

  7. 2025-12-02 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.

  8. 2025-12-02 · Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.

  9. 2025-07-30 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  10. 2025-03-11 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

  11. 2025-02-18 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  12. 2025-02-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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