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H.R. 748

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 748, the RELIEVE Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Jack Bergman (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Dec 19, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Record

Text

H.R. 748 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb748/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 748 IH: Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-28
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 748  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 28, 2025   Mr. Bergman  (for himself and  Mr. Pappas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act   or the   RELIEVE Act  .
2.
Eligibility requirements for reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished to veterans
(a)
Eligibility requirements
Section 1725(b)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting  , unless such emergency treatment was furnished during the 60-day period following the date on which the veteran enrolled in the health care system specified in subparagraph (A), in which case no requirement for prior receipt of care shall apply  before the period.
(b)
Applicability
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to emergency treatment furnished on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-28
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 28, 2025

hb748/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/28/2025)

Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act or the RELIEVE Act

This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.

Sponsors

Rep. Jack Bergman (R) sponsors H.R. 748, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 748 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee
Health Subcommittee
Referred to · Dec 19, 2025 · 143 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 748 has taken 3 actions since Jan 28, 2025, the latest on Dec 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 19, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Health Subcommittee
Jan 28, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 748 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 748 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • RELIEVE Act — Display Title
  • RELIEVE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

12 clients hired 11 firms and 35 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 748 in 55 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Insurance, Housing, Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.Mortgage Insurance ProviderDistrict of Columbia211$150K
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS—District of Columbia17—
LLOG EXPLORATION CO., LLCoil & natural gas companyLouisiana16$120K
INSPERITY—Texas16$50K
NATIONAL ASSN OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS—Virginia16$50K
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
SAVANNAH AIRPORT COMMISSIONAviation, AirportGeorgia13$96K
CLINE STRATEGIC CONSULTING, LLC (OBO METRO TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY)consulting firmVirginia13$90K
MONARCH INVESTMENTSproperty management companyColorado12$40K
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORTAviation - airport and related activitiesSouth Carolina12$30K
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC—District of Columbia12—
BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATIONThe Blockchain Association is a trade association representing the blockchain industryDistrict of Columbia11$50K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DAVIS & HARMAN LLP212$100K
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS17—
ADAMS AND REESE, LLP16$120K
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.16—
CAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES25$126K
CGCN GROUP, LLC15$150K
FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC13$90K
HOLLAND & HART LLP12$40K
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC12—
GOLDSTEIN POLICY SOLUTIONS LLC11$50K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 35.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRIS GASTON1212
COURTNEY ZINTER1212
MICHAEL HADLEY1212
ANDREW REMO117
DOUGLAS LATHROP117
IAN STEGER117
JEFFRY JANOSKA117
LAURYL JACKSON117
PAUL KANGAS117
BRENT BROOKS116
DUANE DUNCAN116
JOLYN CIKANEK116
JON RETZER116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
CAROL GRAVES HOLLADAY125
JOHN STIPICEVIC115
JOSEPH LEMAY115
KATHLEEN COULOMBE115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2025 second_quarter$2.2M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2025 fourth_quarter$1.9M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2025 first_quarter$1.7M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2026 first_quarter$1.1M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.2025 second_quarter$479.6K2nd Quarter - Report
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.2026 second_quarter$470.3K2nd Quarter - Report
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.2026 first_quarter$460.4K1st Quarter - Report
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.2025 third_quarter$459.3K3rd Quarter - Report
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$432.7K4th Quarter - Report
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.2025 first_quarter$287.7K1st Quarter - Report
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLCSERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC2025 fourth_quarter$255K4th Quarter - Amendme…
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLCSERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC2025 fourth_quarter$215K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 748 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 748’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr748/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 748 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Emergency medical services and trauma care to Veterans' medical care.

hr748/subjects.txt
Emergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceVeterans' medical care

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 748, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BERGMAN:H.R. 748.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H406]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com