Senate Passes Improving Veteran Access to Care Act to Fix VA Appointment Scheduling
The Senate passed this bill in December 2025, but it has not moved since that time. It is now waiting for the House to take action, though no further steps have been scheduled. Because the House leadership decides which bills get a vote, this proposal remains stalled.
No action since December 2025
This bill already passed the Senate with no apparent opposition and addresses a popular bipartisan issue: helping veterans get healthcare faster.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
VA employees who handle scheduling would benefit from improved tools, training, and processes. The bill explicitly requires the plan to include improvements for employees responsible for scheduling, as well as better employee-facing information technology. This could make their jobs less frustrating and more efficient.
“such other functions, oversight, metric development and tracking, change management, cross-Department coordination, and other related matters, including improvements to employee-facing information technology, training, and processes”
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
The House has received the Senate-passed bill and will decide whether to take it up.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8898-8899; text: CR S8898-8899)
The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Improving Veteran Access to Care Act
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