GUARD Veterans’ Health Care Act

Timeline

1. Dec 3, 2025
   Committee Hearings Held
2. Jun 23, 2025
   Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
3. Jun 23, 2025
   Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
4. Jun 23, 2025
   Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
5. Jun 23, 2025
   Introduced in House
6. Jun 23, 2025
   Introduced in House

Cosponsors

• Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] R-NC
• Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] D-CA
• Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] R-AZ
• Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] R-PA
• Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] D-OH
• Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] R-MT
• Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] D-WA

In the News

• Lobbying Update: $1,720,000 of ELEVANCE HEALTH INC. lobbying was just disclosed - Quiver Quantitative
• Lobbying Update: $1,530,000 of ELEVANCE HEALTH INC. lobbying was just disclosed - Quiver Quantitative
• Legion weighs in on multiple pieces of veteran-friendly legislation - The American Legion
• Bill to increase benefits for critically wounded veterans hits a roadblock: Who will pay for it? - Stars and Stripes
• Ranking Member Mark Takano’s Remarks As Prepared - House.gov
• Takano Rejects GOP Push to Make Disabled Veterans Fund Others’ Benefits - House.gov
• Takano and Bipartisan, Bicameral Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Strengthen Veteran Healthcare & Stop Waste - House.gov
• Close SNAP Benefit Gaps - Food Research & Action Center
• Online Political Advertising: Disclaimers and Policy Issues - Every CRS Report
• US congress passes reward legislation to capture LRA leader - Sudan Tribune