TRAVEL Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-3400
Sponsor: Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2025-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: American Samoa
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Guam
Health personnel
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Travel and tourism
U.S. territories and protectorates
Veterans' medical care
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2025-05-14
text: 

The Territorial Response and Access to Veterans' Essential Lifecare Act or the TRAVEL Act of 2025

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to assign a physician who has been appointed in the Veterans Health Administration to serve as a traveling physician for a period of not more than one year. Such physician must provide health care to veterans at VA facilities located in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

Traveling physicians must coordinate with non-VA providers when necessary to ensure high quality and coordinated care for veterans receiving hospital care and medical services.

The VA must provide a relocation or retention bonus to traveling physicians.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-09-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2025-09-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-09-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 21 (Roll no. 266). (text: CR H4284)
action_date: 2025-09-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 21 (Roll no. 266). (text: CR H4284: 1)
action_date: 2025-09-15
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4300)
action_date: 2025-09-15
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2025-09-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3400.
action_date: 2025-09-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4284)
action_date: 2025-09-15
text: Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2025-09-10
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 219.
action_date: 2025-09-10
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-263.
action_date: 2025-09-10
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-263.
action_date: 2025-07-23
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2025-07-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-07-03
text: Subcommittee on Health Discharged
action_date: 2025-06-12
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2025-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2025-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2025-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-05-14
text: Introduced in House