119th Congress
H.R. 748
RELIEVE Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Jack Bergman(R-MI)
- Introduced
- Jan 28, 2025
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (5)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
Added later (4)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) · Feb 13, 2025
- Susie Lee (D-NV) · Apr 24, 2025
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) · Dec 18, 2025
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · Mar 24, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act or the RELIEVE Act
This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Dec 19, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. - Jan 28, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House