H.R. 3400 · 119th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
TRAVEL Act of 2025
Authorizes VA to assign traveling physicians to provide care in U.S. territories. AI-read
What it does
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, May 14, 2025 (Introduced in House). CRS summarizes bills impartially; it does not take positions.
Roll call votes
| Date | Question | Party split (yea) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2025 House roll 265 |
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedTRAVEL Act | D 195–0 · R 176–21 |
Passed 371–21 |
Latest action
Sep 16, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.