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S. 879119th CongressIn markupLatest action Jul 30, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act
Introduced:
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The bill gives former VA family caregivers 180 days of extended health coverage plus new job-transition help.
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This bill extends VA health care coverage for 180 days after someone leaves the VA's family caregiver program, unless removed for fraud or abuse, and blocks the extra coverage for those already on Medicare. It also adds job-transition help, including up to $1,000 lifetime for licensing or certification fees, free VA training courses, job-placement help, and bereavement counseling. It requires studies on a "returnship" program, direct VA hiring of former caregivers, transition support effectiveness, and retirement savings assistance.
Family members enrolled in the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers, particularly those whose caregiving role has ended or is ending.
The change addresses caregivers' quick loss of VA benefits and workforce gaps after years spent outside regular employment, though its long-term budget and staffing effects depend on future study results.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.