H.R. 874

Summary

H.R. 874, to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on the location at which such care or services were provided, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. Richard McCormick (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Mar 4, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Text

H.R. 874 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 874 IH: To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on the location at which such care or services were provided, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-31
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 874  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 31, 2025   Mr. McCormick  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on the location at which such care or services were provided, and for other purposes.
1.
Rates of pay for a provider of care or services furnished to a veteran under the Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs
(a)
Rates
Section 1703(i) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
by striking  Except as provided in paragraph (2), and to the extent practicable  and inserting
(A)   To the extent practicable ; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
(B)
The Secretary shall establish rates for payments under subparagraph (A) that are specific with respect to the following locations at which the care or services were provided (regardless of the location of the headquarters of the provider):
(i)
An inpatient hospital.
(ii)
An on-campus hospital outpatient department.
(iii)
An off-campus hospital outpatient department.
(iv)
An ambulatory surgical center.
(v)
The office of a physician.
(C)
The Secretary shall ensure that a claim for payment under this paragraph includes a unique, geographically specific national provider identifier code that identifies the location of the provider as described in subparagraph (B).
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(7)
If the Secretary may pay more than one rate under this paragraph for care or services, the Secretary shall pay the lowest such rate.
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2026.

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on the location at which such care or services were provided, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Richard McCormick (R) sponsors H.R. 874, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Richard McCormick

Rep. · R–GA-6 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 31, 2025

Elijah Crane

Rep. · R–AZ-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 11, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 874 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee

Health Subcommittee

Referred to · Mar 4, 2025 · 143 Bills

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Jan 31, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 874 has taken 3 actions since Jan 31, 2025, the latest on Mar 4, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 874 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 874 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on the location at which such care or services were provided, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on the location at which such care or services were provided, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 17 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 874 in 5 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 Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Foreign Relations, Health Issues, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 874 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 874’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 874 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Health care costs and insurance to Veterans' medical care.

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