The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2025
S 607 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Margaret Wood Hassan (D)

Improving Veteran Access to Care Act

Requires the VA to create a plan improving how veterans schedule health care appointments.

Tradeoff

The bill requires the VA to develop better appointment-scheduling tools and processes for veterans. It does not authorize or appropriate funding for this work.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs less than $500,000 over 2026-2030 for planning and reporting requirements.

The $500,000 is just the federal cost to administer the planning and reporting requirements — the bill's real impact is on the VA's operations to implement online scheduling, telephonic support, and improved tools for veterans.

S. 607, Improving Veterans Access to Care Act · Nov 2025

Passed the Senate by on December 18, 2025 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 18, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Feb 18, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 30, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 18, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 19, 2025)