SAVES Act
Summary
The bill has passed committee review and is eligible for a floor vote.
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Lifecycle of the Bill
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 11, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jun 12, 2025
Subcommittee on Health Discharged
Jul 3, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 23, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 23, 2025
Jul 23, 2025 · 14:15
Markup on: H.R. 740, Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers Act of 2025; H.R. 1663, Veterans Scam And Fraud Evasion Act of 2025; H. R. 3400, the Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare Act; H. R. 3726, Fisher House Availability Act of 2025; H. R. 3767, Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act of 2025; H.R. 2605, Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act; H.R. 2137, Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025; H. R. 3123, Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act; H.R. 3834, Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act; H.R. 3854, Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act; H.R. 3951, Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025; H.R. 3483, Forcing Real Accountability for Unlawful Distributions Act of 2025; H.R. 3482, Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act; H. R. 3494, VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act; H.R. 3455, Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025; H.R. 2334, To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any squatter’s rights established by State law regarding real property owned by a member of the uniformed services; H.R. 2791, To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of housing loan guaranty entitlement available to certain veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H R. 3481, Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025; H.R. 3579, Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act; H.R. 3863, VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act; H.R. 659, Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025; H. R. 2701, Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act; H.R. 2721, Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025; H.R. 2034, Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act; H. R. 2954, Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025; H.R. 3812, Stop Troubling Retroactive Invoices for Veteran Expenses Act of 2025; H.R. 2148, Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act; H.R. 4446, FAST VETS Act; Major Medical Lease Committee Resolution FY25; Major Medical Lease Committee Resolution PACT Act.
Summary
On July 23, 2025, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a markup session to consider 30 bills aimed at improving veterans' services and benefits. The bills addressed a wide range of issues including mental health outreach, rural healthcare access, caregiver support, fraud prevention, claims processing modernization, housing assistance, and vocational training. Among the bills considered were the Veterans' ACCESS Act, which would expand healthcare provider participation in the VA Community Care program; the VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act; the Rural Veterans' Improved Access to Benefits Act; and the Veterans' Transition to Trucking Act, which would support job training for veterans. During the markup, Rep. Tom Barrett offered an amendment to the Veterans' ACCESS Act to explicitly include hearing aid specialists in the VA Community Care program. The committee also reviewed resolutions related to medical leases and the PACT Act. No formal testimony from external witnesses was recorded for this markup session. A markup is a procedural step where a committee refines and votes on bills before they advance to the full House, but passage through markup does not guarantee the bills will become law.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-310.
Sep 26, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-310.
Sep 26, 2025
