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H.R. 3400 · 119th Congress

TRAVEL Act of 2025

Passed HouseArmed Forces and National Security
IntroducedMay 14, 2025
Passed HouseSep 15, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Passed House. Latest step, Sep 16, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The House passed it 371–21. In the House, Iowa's representatives split: Randy Feenstra yes, Ashley Hinson yes, Mariannette Miller-Meeks yes, Zachary Nunn did not vote. It would change 1 section of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 3400 would change 1 section of existing law, and would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as sent to the Senate (Sep 16, 2025).

38 U.S.C. 5503 Hospitalized veterans and estates of incompetent institutionalized veterans

  • (d) (1) For the purposes of this subsection— changed · Sec. 3 · see the words

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Department of Veterans assignment of traveling physicians to serve territories and possessions
What the words would change: every change, in place (1)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

  1. 38 U.S.C. 5503(d)(7)changedby H.R. 3400 Sec. 3

    (7) This subsection expires on November 30, 2031December 31, 2032.

    The bill says: Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking "November 30, 2031" and inserting "December 31, 2032".

    Bill text · Current law (38 U.S.C. 5503)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

What it does

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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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, May 14, 2025).

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What has happened

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  1. Sep 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 21 (Roll no. 266). (text: CR H4284: 1) Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
  2. Sep 10, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-263.Library of Congress
  3. May 14, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Recorded votes

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  1. Sep 15, 2025 · HousePassed 371–21
    Iowa: Randy Feenstra yes, Ashley Hinson yes, Mariannette Miller-Meeks yes, Zachary Nunn did not vote
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · needed two-thirds
    R 176 yes, 21 noD 195 yes, 0 noEach member · Record

Cosponsors

  • Ed Case D-HI-1
  • Danny K. Davis D-IL-7
  • Pablo José Hernández D-PR-At Large
  • Jennifer A. Kiggans R-VA-2
  • Susie Lee D-NV-3
  • Sarah McBride D-DE-At Large
  • James C. Moylan R-GU-At Large
  • Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen R-AS-At Large
  • Marilyn Strickland D-WA-10
  • Rashida Tlaib D-MI-12
  • Jill N. Tokuda D-HI-2
  • Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7