Congress·Passed Senate·S.Res. 492

A resolution recognizing community care as an essential tool for meeting the health care needs of the veterans of the United States.

Veterans' Health Care: Support for Private Doctor Options

Dec 17, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: The HouseNo action in 7 months

The Senate has officially passed this resolution. It does not need any further action in the Senate and is now considered complete.

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The Senate has already officially agreed to this resolution, meaning it has completed its path through that chamber.

Key Points

The Senate passed a resolution to support the use of private doctors and clinics to help treat veterans. This is known as community care and is meant to help when the VA cannot provide services quickly.
Lawmakers stated that these private options are especially important for veterans living in rural areas or those who have a hard time traveling to VA hospitals.
The resolution encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to follow the 2018 MISSION Act, which was designed to give veterans more choices in where they get medical treatment.
This action does not change any laws or provide new money, but it shows that the Senate wants the VA to keep making private care a priority for veterans. It emphasizes that private care should complement the VA system.

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Milestones

2 milestones5 actions

Dec 17, 2025Senate

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8874; text: CR S8874)

Dec 17, 2025

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.

Dec 17, 2025Senate

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Nov 10, 2025Senate

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S8133)

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Nov 10, 2025

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

A resolution recognizing community care as an essential tool for meeting the health care needs of the veterans of the United States.

Bill NumberSRES 492

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionResolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8874; text: CR S8874)

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