H.R. 2068

Summary

H.R. 2068, the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 11, 2025 by Rep. John Moolenaar (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Jun 12, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Record

Text

H.R. 2068 has 6 co-sponsors.

119 HR 2068 IH: Veterans Patient Advocacy Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-11
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2068  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 11, 2025   Mr. Moolenaar  (for himself and  Mrs. Dingell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the assignment of patient advocates at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veterans Patient Advocacy Act  .
2.
Access for rural veterans to patient advocates at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs
(a)
In general
Section 7309A of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):
(e)
Access to patient advocates for rural veterans
The Director shall ensure that rural veterans may access the services of patient advocates, including, to the extent practicable, with respect to assigning patient advocates to rural community-based outpatient clinics.
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(b)
Implementation date
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that subsection (e) of such section, as amended by this section, is implemented not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c)
GAO Report
Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report evaluating the implementation under subsection (b).

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. John Moolenaar (R) sponsors H.R. 2068, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

John Moolenaar

Rep. · R–MI-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 11, 2025

Debbie Dingell

Rep. · D–MI-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

Josh Harder

Rep. · D–CA-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 8, 2025

Bill Huizenga

Rep. · R–MI-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 29, 2025

Suzanne Lee

Rep. · D–NV-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 5, 2025

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 3, 2025

Joseph Neguse

Rep. · D–CO-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 16, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 2068 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee

Health Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jun 12, 2025 · 143 Bills

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Mar 11, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2068 has taken 4 actions since Mar 11, 2025, the latest on Jun 12, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2068 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2068 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Veterans Patient Advocacy Act — Display Title
• Veterans Patient Advocacy Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the assignment of patient advocates at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2068 in 11 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, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2068 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2068’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2068 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Veterans' medical care.

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