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H.R. 5261 · 119th CongressArmed Forces and National Security

Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Sep 10, 2025, with no cosponsors

Sponsored by Dingell, Debbie D-MI · no cosponsors
IntroducedSep 10, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 94 words.

Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025 This bill modifies the limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts a veteran owes to a third party or owes under a health plan contract. Specifically, the bill allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to reimburse copayments of $100 or more and excludes deductibles and coinsurance from the limitation. This modification must apply with respect to any reimbursement claim for emergency treatment furnished on or after February 1, 2010, including claims submitted by a member of the certified class seeking relief in Wolfe v. McDonough .

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
3 of 215 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 311 words
Latest action
Sep 22, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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]