Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025
This bill expands access to home healthcare for veterans by including nurse registries in the Veterans Community Care Program. It directly affects veterans seeking homecare services and healthcare workers like registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, and home health aides placed through these registries. The key change adds specific definitions to recognize "nurse registries" that connect veterans with these care providers, ensuring such registries meet state licensing requirements. This allows veterans to access a broader range of homecare support through existing program pathways.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Last action Jul 30, 2025
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Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jul 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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