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H.R. 3400Passed House

TRAVEL Act of 2025

Introduced: May 14, 2025

Latest action date: Sep 16, 2025

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
May 14, 2025
Recorded roll calls
1

Status detail: The full action history records passage in the House.

Plain-language overview

What this bill does

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.

Official summary from Congress.gov.

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What this legislation is about

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Official CRS policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

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American SamoaGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGuamHealth personnelNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoTravel and tourismU.S. territories and protectoratesVeterans' medical careVirgin Islands

Committee activity

Committees and subcommittees that received, reviewed, marked up, or reported this legislation.

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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  1. Referred To
  2. Discharged from
  3. Markup By
  4. Reported By

Amendments

Proposed changes to this measure, with their latest official outcome or action from Congress.gov.

No amendments are listed for this measure.

Checked against Congress.gov Oct 14, 2026.

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language comes from the official Congress.gov record.

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  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    IntroReferralSenate
  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  3. 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)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  4. 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)

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  5. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4300)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  6. 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.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  7. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3400.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  8. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4284)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  9. Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  10. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 219.

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  11. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-263.

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  12. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-263.

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  13. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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  14. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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  15. Subcommittee on Health Discharged

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  16. Subcommittee Hearings Held

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  17. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  18. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    IntroReferralHouse floor actions
  19. Introduced in House

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
  20. Introduced in House

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress

Roll-call votes

Recorded House and Senate votes connected to this bill. Your representatives appear first when available.

PassedSep 15, 2025House · Roll call 266

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

371 Yea40 Not Voting21 Nay
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Adam GrayNot Voting
Al GreenNot Voting
Andy BarrNot Voting
Bill FosterNot Voting
Chip RoyNot Voting
Dan NewhouseNot Voting
Daniel MeuserNot Voting
David ScottYea
Dina TitusNot Voting
Doug LaMalfaNot Voting
Dusty JohnsonNot Voting
Eric SwalwellYea
Grace MengNot Voting
John JamesNot Voting
Josh GottheimerNot Voting
Kweisi MfumeNot Voting
Marjorie Taylor GreeneYea
Mark B. MessmerNot Voting
Mark E. AmodeiNot Voting
Mark PocanNot Voting
Mike CollinsNot Voting
Mikie SherrillNot Voting
Nancy PelosiNot Voting
Neal P. DunnNot Voting
Richard E. NealNot Voting
Ronny JacksonNot Voting
Sam GravesNot Voting
Seth MagazinerNot Voting
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickYea
Steny H. HoyerNot Voting
Steve CohenNot Voting
Tony GonzalesYea
Val T. HoyleNot Voting
Victoria SpartzNot Voting
Zachary NunnNot Voting

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Sources: Congress.gov and official House and Senate vote records.

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