Veterans Patient Advocacy Act has not moved since its introduction on Mar 11, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedMar 11, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 45 words.
Veterans Patient Advocacy Act This bill requires the Office of Patient Advocacy within the Veterans Health Administration to ensure that rural veterans may access the services of patient advocates. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the implementation of such policies.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 86 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 193 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessRural conditions and developmentVeterans' medical care
- Latest action
- Jun 12, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]