H.R. 1972

Summary

H.R. 1972, the START Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 10, 2025 by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Record

Text

H.R. 1972 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 1972 IH: Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1972  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 10, 2025   Mrs. Miller-Meeks  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the period during which the referral of a veteran, made by a health care provider of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to a non-Department provider, for care or services under the Community Care Program of such Department, remains valid.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act of 2025   or the   START Act of 2025  .
2.
Establishment of period during which a referral under the Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs remains valid
Section 1703(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(E)
Ensuring that the period during which the referral of a covered veteran, made by a health care provider of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to a non-Department provider, for care or services under this section, is valid, begins on the day that the covered veteran has the first appointment with such non-Department provider.
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Sponsors

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) sponsors H.R. 1972 alone.

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

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Committees

H.R. 1972 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee

Health Subcommittee

Referred to · Mar 27, 2025 · 143 Bills

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Mar 10, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1972 has taken 3 actions since Mar 10, 2025, the latest on Mar 27, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 1972 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1972 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• START Act of 2025 — Display Title
• START Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the period during which the referral of a veteran, made by a health care provider of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to a non-Department provider, for care or services under the Community Care Program of such Department, remains valid. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 44 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1972 in 17 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Transportation, Defense, Housing, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1972 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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