Introduced:
Mar 6, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security
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Actions
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Cosponsors
1
Summaries
5
Subjects
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Latest Action
Mar 27, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2025
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<p><strong>Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill includes any nurse registry as an eligible health care provider under the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under the bill, a nurse registry is a person who satisfies applicable state licensure requirements and procures, or attempts to procure, contracts or agreements on behalf of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, companions, or homemakers under which such individuals may furnish health care-related or assistive services and receive compensation.</p>
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Mar 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Mar 6, 2025
Subjects (5)
Armed Forces and National Security
(Policy Area)
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Nursing
Veterans' medical care
Cosponsors (2)
(D-CA)
Oct 14, 2025
Oct 14, 2025
(D-CO)
Mar 21, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 2,346 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Mar 6, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2025 2:11 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1937 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1937
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries for purposes of the
Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2025
Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries for purposes of the
Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1937 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1937
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries for purposes of the
Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2025
Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries for purposes of the
Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Homecare Choice Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2.
COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.
Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection
(c) --
(A) by redesignating paragraph
(5) as paragraph
(6) ; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph
(4) the following
new paragraph:
``
(5) Any nurse registry, including any registered nurse,
licensed practical nurse, certified nursing assistant, home
health aide, companion, or homemaker furnishing services
through a nurse registry.
(1) in subsection
(c) --
(A) by redesignating paragraph
(5) as paragraph
(6) ; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph
(4) the following
new paragraph:
``
(5) Any nurse registry, including any registered nurse,
licensed practical nurse, certified nursing assistant, home
health aide, companion, or homemaker furnishing services
through a nurse registry.''; and
(2) in subsection
(q) , by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``
(3) The term `nurse registry' means a person that--
``
(A) procures, or attempts to procure, contracts
or other agreements on behalf of registered nurses,
licensed practical nurses, certified nursing
assistants, home health aides, companions, or
homemakers, under which such individuals may provide
health care-related or assistive services (including
such services provided directly to patients or in
support of health care facilities) and receive
compensation for such services; and
``
(B) satisfies any applicable State licensure
requirement.''.
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