Veterans Patient Advocacy Act
Latest action · Jun 12, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Patient Advocacy Act
This bill requires the Office of Patient Advocacy within the Veterans Health Administration to ensure that rural veterans may access the services of patient advocates. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the implementation of such policies.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2025 to Dec 16, 2025, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Apr 29, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Aug 5, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 16, 2025 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Mar 31, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
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