119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 28, 2025
Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025
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Latest action (Jul 23, 2025): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 28, 2025)
Veterans' Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers Act of 2025 or the Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2025
This bill addresses the administration of the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) and other Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care matters.
Among other provisions regarding the VCCP, the bill
• establishes in statute access standards that determine when a veteran is eligible to receive non-VA care through the VCCP,
• requires the VA to notify veterans regarding their eligibility for care within two business days after the VA is aware the veteran is seeking care, and
• extends the deadline for the submittal of claims under the VCCP by health care entities and providers.
Show the full summary (5 more paragraphs)Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 23, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$1,070,863
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 740: Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 1404: CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 1685: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 1732: GUARD VA Benef…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$105,716
Spent on own lobbying
…659, the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act H.R. 668, the Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act H.R. 680, the Caring for Survivors Act H.R. 740, the Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 785, the Representing Our Seniors at VA Act of 2025 H.R. 965, the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 980, the Mo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$520,000
Spent on own lobbying
…of 2025 Privacy and Confidentiality, Return to Work Implementation Fox Grant Suicide Prevention Program Reauthorization Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) H.R. 740 / S. 275, Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R 1969, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act S. 1139, Hope for Heroes Act S. 4162, Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Ac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…025, which reinstates fired veteran employees, puts limitations on hiring freezes, and creates civil service protections for federal employees. Lobbied against H.R. 740/S. 275, the Veterans Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025. AFGE specifically opposes the provisions codifying the a…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…025, which reinstates fired veteran employees, puts limitations on hiring freezes, and creates civil service protections for federal employees. Lobbied against H.R. 740/S. 275, the Veterans Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025. AFGE specifically opposes the provisions codifying the a…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$440,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ump Administration to exempt the VA from the Trump Administration Executive Order, Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs. Lobbied against H.R. 740/S. 275, the Veterans Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025. AFGE specifically opposes the provisions codifying the a…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$590,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 275; Veteran ACCESS Act - provisions related to increasing veterans access to community health care. H.R. 740; Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025 - provisions related to veterans health care, mental health and veterans rights/ veterans affairs administration accountability an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · lobbying firm or registrant: DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$164,754
Spent on own lobbying
…R. 6649, H.R. 6652, H.R. 6662, H.R. 680, H.R. 683, H.R. 6835, H.R. 6843, H.R. 6848, H.R. 6858, H.R. 695, H.R. 6993, H.R. 7047, H.R. 7049, H.R. 7091, H.R. 7280, H.R. 740, H.R. 748, H.R. 7489, H.R. 770, H.R. 7735, H.R. 7815, H.R. 7841, H.R. 790, H.R. 803, H.R. 8066, H.R. 8092, H.R. 8120, H.R. 818, H.R. 828, H.R. 8372, H.R. 8552,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 740: Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2025; Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (vistA), HR 3494 - VA Hospital Inventory Management System Autho…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 6, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$390,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ty health care. H.R. 472; Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025 - Provisions related to accountability of employees and oversight of dept. of veterans affairs. H.R. 740; Veteran ACCESS Act - provisions related to increasing veterans access to community health care. Issues related to AUMF reforms. H.R. 874: To amend title 38, U…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZEEL NETWORKS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CONSCIENCE POINT CONSULTING, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 6, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$6,250
Paid to lobbying firm
Veterans Healthcare services, H.R.740 - Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025, Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Issues
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · lobbying firm or registrant: DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 25, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$141,405
Spent on own lobbying
…5277, H.R. 530, H.R. 5339, H.R. 553, H.R. 554, H.R. 5593, H.R. 5611, H.R. 585, H.R. 586, H.R. 602, H.R. 647, H.R. 657, H.R. 658, H.R. 659, H.R. 680, H.R. 683, H.R. 740, H.R. 748, H.R. 770, H.R. 790, H.R. 818, H.R. 828, H.R. 865, H.R. 877, H.R. 913, H.R. 962, H.R. 965, H.R. 968, H.R. 980, H.R. 981, H.R. 982, H.R. 984, H. Res.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · lobbying firm or registrant: DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$149,180
Spent on own lobbying
…R. 6649, H.R. 6652, H.R. 6662, H.R. 680, H.R. 683, H.R. 6835, H.R. 6843, H.R. 6848, H.R. 6858, H.R. 695, H.R. 6993, H.R. 7047, H.R. 7049, H.R. 7091, H.R. 7280, H.R. 740, H.R. 748, H.R. 7489, H.R. 770, H.R. 7735, H.R. 7815, H.R. 7841, H.R. 790, H.R. 803, H.R. 8066, H.R. 818, H.R. 828, H.R. 8372, H.R. 865, H.R. 877, H.R. 913, H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…VA disability claims process for veterans with MST history; H.R. 1971 (Veterans SPORT Act) to improve prosthetic services for veterans with recreational goals; H.R. 740 and S. 275 (Veterans ACCESS Act) to improve access to VA mental health residential rehabilitation treatment programs; H.R. 6024 (BRAVE Act) to improve outreach…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$854,387
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 740: Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 1404: CHAMPVA Childrens Care Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 1685: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025 H.R. 1732: GUARD VA Benef…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZEEL NETWORKS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CONSCIENCE POINT CONSULTING, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$19,500
Paid to lobbying firm
Veterans Healthcare services, H.R.740 - Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025, Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Issues
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$112,137
Spent on own lobbying
…659, the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act H.R. 668, the Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act H.R. 680, the Caring for Survivors Act H.R. 740, the Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 785, the Representing Our Seniors at VA Act of 2025 H.R. 965, the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 980, the Mo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…of 2025 Privacy and Confidentiality, Return to Work Implementation Fox Grant Suicide Prevention Program Reauthorization Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) H.R. 740 / S. 275, Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R 1969, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act S. 1139, Hope for Heroes Act S. 4162, Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Ac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$660,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 275; Veteran ACCESS Act - provisions related to increasing veterans access to community health care. H.R. 740; Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025 - provisions related to veterans health care, mental health and veterans rights/ veterans affairs administration accountability an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MISSION ROLL CALL · lobbying firm or registrant: MISSION ROLL CALL
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 740, Veterans' ACCESS Act. Continued direct outreach, policy discussions, and coordination regarding community care access, timely access standards, continuity of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MISSION ROLL CALL · lobbying firm or registrant: MISSION ROLL CALL
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 740, Veterans' ACCESS Act. Continued direct outreach, policy discussions, and coordination regarding community care access, timely access standards, continuity of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MISSION ROLL CALL · lobbying firm or registrant: MISSION ROLL CALL
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 740, Veterans' ACCESS Act. Continued direct outreach, policy discussions, and coordination regarding community care access, timely access standards, continuity of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MISSION ROLL CALL · lobbying firm or registrant: MISSION ROLL CALL
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 740, Veterans' ACCESS Act. Continued direct outreach, policy discussions, and coordination regarding community care access, timely access standards, continuity of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 740: Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2025; Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (vistA), HR 3494 - VA Hospital Inventory Management System Autho…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZEEL NETWORKS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CONSCIENCE POINT CONSULTING, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted May 5, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$15,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Veterans Healthcare services, H.R.740 - Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025, Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Issues
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing