CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6522 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6522 To require implementation by the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain recommendations relating to the provision of health care through community care providers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2025 Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require implementation by the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain recommendations relating to the provision of health care through community care providers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Coordinating and Aligning Records to Improve and Normalize Governance for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025'' or the ``CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. (a) In General.--The Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the Office of Integrated Veteran Care, or successor office-- (1) develops guidance for the efforts of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs in obtaining final medical documentation after a veteran receives services from a community care provider pursuant to a referral from that medical center; (2) establishes goals and related performance measures for medical centers of the Department in obtaining initial and final medical documentation from community care providers; (3) establishes and monitors goal