YourVoice.Now Summary
The Senate backs veterans seeing doctors outside the VA — but no rule, cost, or wait time changes.
The details
Veterans see no change in their care from this resolution. The Senate is giving its opinion, not making a new rule. Nothing here changes who can see a doctor outside the VA. Costs and wait times stay the same. The Senate calls community care an essential part of veterans' health care. Community care lets a veteran see a doctor outside the VA when the VA cannot meet the need. Senators urge the VA to fully follow the 2018 MISSION Act, the law that created this option. The Senate agreed to the resolution on December 17, 2025. The VA is not required to act on it.
Congressional Summary
This resolution recognizes the necessity of community care for veterans and affirms that it complements the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The resolution urges the VA to implement the letter and spirit of the VA Mission Act of 2018, which establishes the Veterans Community Care Program, to ensure veterans have timely access to community providers when the VA cannot meet their needs. Further, the resolution reaffirms the commitment of the Senate to timely, quality, affordable, veteran-centered care.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Passed Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-12-17
- Date Added
- 2026-06-29
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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