H.R. 439 · 119th Congress
Veterans Foreign Medical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2025
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
Not yet voted on. This bill is still a proposal: it hasn't reached a floor vote, and its text can change in committee or on the floor before any vote.
R
LaLotaSponsor22 cosponsors · 16 D, 6 R
D
Lee
JV
R
Van Drew
VE
D
Escobar
JC
D
Correa
DT
D
Titus
MS
R
Salazar
DD
D
Davis
TS
D
Suozzi
ML
R
Lawler
LG
D
Gillen
ES
D
Sorensen
HC
D
Cuellar
JG
D
Gottheimer
AC
D
Carson
EV
D
Vindman
ST
D
Thanedar
AG
R
Garbarino
BF
R
Fitzpatrick
NM
R
Malliotakis
KS
D
Schrier
TK
D
Kennedy
GC
D
Cisneros0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Veterans Foreign Medical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2025
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 15, 2025
Veterans Foreign Medical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish hospital care and medical services abroad (i.e., outside any state) to a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as permanent and total who is otherwise eligible for such care if the VA determines certain requirements are met. Specifically, the VA must furnish such care to an eligible veteran if it determines (1) the hospital care or medical services are consistent with the standard medical practice in the United States, and (2) any prescription medication furnished is approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
For any care provided abroad, the VA must ensure (1) reimbursements made to veterans and medical providers can be made by direct deposit; and (2) the VA’s mobile applications provide for digital submission, real-time tracking of required forms, and the availability of specified documents associated with care or services, such as a benefits authorization letter.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Veterans Foreign Medical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2025
Latest action (Feb 20, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 15, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.