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H.R. 1972 — START Act of 2025 — Project Euthyna

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START Act of 2025

Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act of 2025 or the START Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the period for a veteran’s referral for non-VA care under the Veterans Community Care Program begins on the day that the veteran has the first appointment with the non-VA provider.

Other titles

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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

START Act of 2025Short Title(s) as Introduced

Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act of 2025Short Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history

H.R. 1972·House·Bill·Armed Forces and National Security

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks(Republican-Iowa-1)

Mar 10, 2025

IntroducedIntroduced in House

Mar 10, 2025

HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Mar 27, 2025

House · CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Documents

Everything Congress printed about this measure. A bill is reprinted each time it changes, the Congressional Research Service summarizes each version, and the committee that reports a bill files its own written account of it.

Bill text

Mar 10, 2025As introduced in the House

Plain-language summaries

Mar 10, 2025Introduced in House

Where it stands

In committee — the House

On the floor — the House

In committee — the Senate

On the floor — the Senate

Resolving differences

With the President

Became law

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