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Veterans’ True Choice Act of 2025
H.R. 244, 119th Congress
- Status
- In committee
- Introduced
- 01/09/2025
- Cosponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- 02/11/2025
About this bill
- Official title
- Veterans’ True Choice Act of 2025
- Sponsor
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- Veterans' Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee
- Latest action
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (01/09/2025)
Veterans' True Choice Act of 2025
This bill allows covered veterans to receive coverage under TRICARE Select, a health care program of the Department of Defense (DOD). Veterans covered by this bill include those with service-connected disabilities, former prisoners of war, Purple Heart recipients, Medal of Honor recipients, those discharged from service due to disability, and those entitled to disability compensation.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must reimburse DOD's costs of enrolling eligible veteran beneficiaries in the program.
A covered veteran may not concurrently receive medical care from DOD and the VA.
Actions
Newest first
- 02/11/2025 · House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 01/09/2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 01/09/2025
Introduced in House
Subjects: Congressional oversight, Disability and paralysis, Health care costs and insurance, Health care coverage and access, Military medicine, Veterans' medical care, Veterans' pensions and compensation.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 02/11/2025