H.R. 1972 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
START Act of 2025
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-03-10
Latest action (2025-03-27): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
What H.R. 1972 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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