HR 3400

TRAVEL Act of 2025

Summary

The Territorial Response and Access to Veterans' Essential Lifecare Act or the TRAVEL Act of 2025 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to assign a physician who has been appointed in the Veterans Health Administration to serve as a traveling physician for a period of not more than one year. Such physician must provide health care to veterans at VA facilities located in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. Traveling physicians must coordinate with non-VA providers when necessary to ensure high quality and coordinated care for veterans receiving hospital care and medical services. The VA must provide a relocation or retention bonus to traveling physicians.

Bill status

Status
Passed House
Sponsor
Del. Kimberlyn King-Hinds [R-MP-At Large]
Cosponsors
12
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Introduced
2025-05-14
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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 21 (Roll no. 266). (text: CR H4284)
  • 2025-09-15: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 21 (Roll no. 266). (text: CR H4284: 1)
  • 2025-09-15: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4300)

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