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Bills/HR 3400
HR 3400In Committee

TRAVEL Act of 2025

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SummaryIntroduced in House
2025-05-14

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.

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Referred in Senate2025-09-16T04:00:00Z
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Engrossed in House2025-09-15T04:00:00Z
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Reported in House2025-09-10T04:00:00Z
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Introduced in House2025-05-14T04:00:00Z
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Introduced2025-05-14
119th Congress
Cosponsors12
Co-sponsoring members
Policy AreaArmed Forces and National Security
Primary subject
Last Action2025-09-16
Received in the Senate and Read twice an
Sponsor
King-Hinds, KimberlynR
house · Northern Mariana Islands
Legislative Subjects10 total
American SamoaGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGuamHealth personnelNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoTravel and tourismU.S. territories and protectoratesVeterans' medical careVirgin Islands
Cosponsors12 members
RDel. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]GURDel. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]ASDRep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]MIDRep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]HIDRep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]WADRep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]DERRep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]VADRep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]ILDRep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]VADRescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]PRDRep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]NVDRep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]HI
Latest Action2025-09-16

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.