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119th Congress · House

TRAVEL Act of 2025

Subjects: American Samoa · Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management · Guam · Health personnel · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · Travel and tourism · U.S. territories and protectorates

In plain language

  • House bill in the 119th Congress.
  • Authorizes VA (VA) to assign a physician who has been appointed in the Veterans Health Administration to serve.
  • House passed it on Sep 16, 2025 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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.

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