HR 1860
Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act
Summary
Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire or designate a Regional Breast Cancer and Gynecologic Cancer Care Coordinator for each Veteran Integrated Services Network (i.e., regional VA health care administrative areas). Among other duties, such coordinators must ensure the coordination of care between VA clinicians and breast and gynecologic cancer community care providers. Under the bill, veterans are eligible for such care coordination if they are diagnosed with a breast or gynecologic condition and are eligible for health care through the Veterans Community Care Program.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia [D-TX-29]
- Cosponsors
- 9
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- 2025-03-05
- Latest action
- 2025-09-16: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-09-16: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2025-09-15: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-09-15: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4282)
- 2025-09-15: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4282-4283: 1)
- 2025-09-15: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1860.