EVEST Act
Latest action · May 20, 2026 Committee 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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jun 24, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jul 23, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Oct 9, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2025Hearings Mar 18, 2026Hearings May 20, 2026 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 19, 2025Discharged Mar 18, 2026 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2026Committee Hearings Held
- Mar 18, 2026Subcommittee on Health Discharged
- Mar 18, 2026Committee Hearings Held
- Dec 19, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 24, 2025Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 108, June 24, 2025, page H2923.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to automatically enroll eligible veterans in the patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- EVEST Act
- Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
