Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-05-19
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act” Read the full text
Armed Forces and National Security
What it does
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 implementati
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-05-19
In the House.
Committee hearing · 2025-06-11
Passed the House · 2026-05-19
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
Full bill textread it on this site, version rfs (Referred in Senate), as published by GovInfo
officialCongressional Budget Office cost estimatewhat it would cost, by the nonpartisan CBO
officialThe on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
2
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEvia INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE
6 filingsAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOvia AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
4 filingsBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP OBO WELLHIVEvia NET CENTRIC ALLIANCE LLC
2 filingsDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSvia DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
2 filingsEXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INCvia EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION, INC.
2 filingsWELLHIVEvia BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
2 filingsAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONvia AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
1 filingFrom 19 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (2026-05-20).