Bill · S. 635· Senate(119-S-635)
Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 2/19/2025
- Last activity
- 7/30/2025 — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Sponsored by
- Tommy Tuberville
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025," seeks to amend title 38 of the United States Code. It directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries within the Veterans Community Care Program. The legislation expands the scope of recognized entities to include various nursing and caregiving roles. This includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, companions, or homemks. The bill also provides a specific definition for what constitutes a nurse registry.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this help veterans get medical care?+5
The bill expands the Veterans Community Care Program by allowing nurse registries to provide homecare services.
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+5
The bill provides veterans with more diverse and specific options for homecare through nurse registries.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+5
The bill enhances veteran benefits by expanding the types of homecare service providers eligible under the community care program.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expanded care options through nurse registries: The bill adds nurse registries to the list of recognized entities in subsection (c), which includes various roles like registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, companions, or homemakers (Section 2, subsection (c)). This could provide more diverse care options for veterans within the Community Care Program.
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Clearer definition of service providers: The bill adds a new paragraph to subsection (q) that defines a "nurse registry" as a person or entity that procures agreements for health care-related or assistive services and satisfies state licensure requirements (Section 2, subsection (q)). This provides a specific framework for how these registries operate and receive compensation.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Veterans Healthcare+5Improves Healthcare Access+4
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+5
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+5
- 7/30/2025
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 5/21/2025
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
- 2/19/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Rick ScottRepublican · Florida