S 3436 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Caring for Veterans and Strengthening National Security Act

This bill requires the VA to provide telehealth services, mail-order pharmacy benefits, and mandatory beneficiary travel payments to veterans residing in the Freely Associated States (including Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia) within one year of enactment. It mandates quarterly reporting to Congress on implementation progress and associated costs. The law directly affects veterans in these Pacific Island nations by expanding access to critical healthcare and travel support services previously not uniformly guaranteed.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
House Passage
President
Introduced Dec 11, 2025 Last action Dec 18, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Dec 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8874; text: CR S8874)
upper
Dec 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Dec 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Dec 11, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Dec 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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