Bill pushes VA to build online system for veteran appointment scheduling
Passed one chamberH.R. 3482Latest action
Sponsor: Tom Barrett · Representative · MI
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Official title: Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act
119th Congress
Topics: Security & foreign affairs
Introduced:
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The bill directs the VA to build an online system letting staff book veteran appointments with VA and outside doctors alike.
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What does this do?
The bill requires the VA to develop an online scheduling system for staff to search, book, and manage veteran medical appointments, including with community providers under the Veterans Community Care Program. The system must allow electronic referral paperwork and eventually expand to cover all VA-run appointments. It also sets deadlines for rules, staff training, and outreach to community providers, plus regular reporting to Congress on wait times, cancellations, and scheduling data.
Who does it affect?
Military veterans who use VA healthcare, VA scheduling staff, and outside healthcare providers treating veterans through the Community Care Program.
Why does it matter?
The changes could shift how appointments are booked and tracked, affecting wait times and how community providers interact with VA systems. A separate section also adjusts a pension payment deadline, altering administrative timing for certain veteran pension rules.
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Based on the “Referred in Senate” text of May 20, 2026.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMay 19, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · May 20, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.