H.R. 3400 Passed the House Armed Forces and National Security

Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign physicians of the Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in the territories and possessions of the United States, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] Introduced May 14, 2025 Cosponsors 12 (3 R, 9 D) Latest action September 16, 2025

Summary

The Territorial Response and Access to Veterans' Essential Lifecare Act or the TRAVEL Act of 2025
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to assign a physician who has been appointed in the Veterans Health Administration to serve as a traveling physician for a period of not more than one year. Such physician must provide health care to veterans at VA facilities located in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
Traveling physicians must coordinate with non-VA providers when necessary to ensure high quality and coordinated care for veterans receiving hospital care and medical services.
The VA must provide a relocation or retention bonus to traveling physicians.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Roll-call votes

  • HouseSep 15, 2025·Roll 266·H.R. 3400
    TRAVEL Act
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Passed371–21
    R 176–21 D 195–0

Actions

  1. Sep 16, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. Sep 15, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Sep 15, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 21 (Roll no. 266). (text: CR H4284)
  4. Sep 15, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 21 (Roll no. 266). (text: CR H4284: 1)
  5. Sep 15, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4300)
  6. Sep 15, 2025 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  7. Sep 15, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3400.
  8. Sep 15, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4284)
  9. Sep 15, 2025 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Sep 10, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 219.
  11. Sep 10, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-263.
  12. Jul 23, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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