H.R. 740 · 119th Congress

Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

Introduced on Jan 28, 2025 by Mike Bost (R-IL-12). 88 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jul 23, 2025): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 28, 2025
Cosponsors
88
0 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To improve the provision of care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative remedies
  • Congressional oversight
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Mental health
  • Performance measurement
  • Transportation costs
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 28, 2025). Public domain.

Veterans' Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers Act of 2025 or the Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2025

This bill addresses the administration of the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) and other Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care matters.

Among other provisions regarding the VCCP, the bill

  • establishes in statute access standards that determine when a veteran is eligible to receive non-VA care through the VCCP,
  • requires the VA to notify veterans regarding their eligibility for care within two business days after the VA is aware the veteran is seeking care, and
  • extends the deadline for the submittal of claims under the VCCP by health care entities and providers.

The VA must address its mental health treatment programs by

  • establishing a standardized screening process to determine whether a veteran satisfies criteria for priority or routine admission to a mental health residential rehabilitation treatment program or a program for residential care for mental health and substance abuse disorders,
  • tracking the performance of medical facilities and Veterans Integrated Service Networks in meeting the requirements for mental health treatment screenings and timely admission to treatment programs under such screenings, and
  • establishing an appeal process for when a veteran is denied admission to a covered treatment program or is accepted into a program but not offered bed placement in a timely manner.

Additionally, the VA must establish an online self-service module for veterans to request and manage appointments, track referrals, and appeal and track decisions related to requests for care.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mike BostR-IL-12Sponsor

Republicans · 88

Withdrawn cosponsors

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 28, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 28, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 28, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Psychological Association Services Inc.(FKA American Psychological Assn6 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION$710.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. Americans for Prosperity6 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  3. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS6 reports
    $910.6K reported (all issues)
  4. DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC.6 reports
    $640K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC.$85.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  5. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $572.6K reported (all issues)
  6. Wounded Warrior Project6 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  7. AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO5 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  8. Zeel Networks, Inc.5 reports
    $74.5K reported (all issues)
  9. ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.4 reports
    $7.5M reported (all issues)
  10. Military Officers Association of America4 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  11. MISSION ROLL CALL2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  12. VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  13. ONWARD Medical, Inc.1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.