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H.R. 3400

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 3400, the TRAVEL Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on May 14, 2025 by Rep. Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on Sep 16, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 3400 has 12 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hb3400/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 3400 EH: Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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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.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 3400
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign physicians of the Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in the territories and possessions of the United States, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare Act   or the   TRAVEL Act of 2025  .
2.
Department of Veterans assignment of traveling physicians to serve territories and possessions
(a)
In general
Subchapter I of  chapter 74  of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
7415.
Traveling physicians
(a)
In general
(1)
The Secretary may assign a physician appointed under section 7401 or section 7431 of this title to serve as a traveling physician for a period of not more than one year at a time. A physician assigned to serve as a traveling physician under this section may be assigned to provide health care to veterans residing in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or any other territory or possession of the United States at Department facilities or other approved facilities located in such territory or possession.
(2)
The Secretary may assign multiple physicians to serve as traveling physicians under this section and may assign each such physician to serve in a specific territory or possession.
(b)
Coordination of care
In providing care under this section, traveling physicians shall coordinate with non-Department medical providers to the extent practicable and necessary to ensure high quality and coordinated care for veterans receiving hospital care and medical services.
(c)
Pay
In addition to pay under section 7431 of this title, the Secretary shall provide a relocation or retention bonus to traveling physicians under this section. Such relocation or retention bonus shall be substantially similar to a relocation or retention bonus offered under section 7410(a) of this title, as the Secretary considers appropriate.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7414 the following new item:
7415. Traveling physicians.
  .
(c)
Technical and conforming amendments
Title 38, United States Code, is further amended as follows:
(1)
In section 7410(a)(1), by—
(A)
 by striking  retention allowances  and inserting  retention bonuses ; and
(B)
by striking the second comma after  section 7401(1) of this title ; and
(2)
In section 7431(e)(5)(B), by striking  retention allowances  and inserting  retention bonuses .
3.
Extension of certain limits on payments of pension
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking  November 30, 2031  and inserting  December 31, 2032 .
      Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-05-14
  2. Passed House2025-09-15
  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 May 14, 2025

hb3400/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (05/14/2025)

The Territorial Response and Access to Veterans' Essential Lifecare Act or the TRAVEL Act of 2025

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to assign a physician who has been appointed in the Veterans Health Administration to serve as a traveling physician for a period of not more than one year. Such physician must provide health care to veterans at VA facilities located in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

Traveling physicians must coordinate with non-VA providers when necessary to ensure high quality and coordinated care for veterans receiving hospital care and medical services.

The VA must provide a relocation or retention bonus to traveling physicians.

Sponsors

Rep. Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R) sponsors H.R. 3400, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3400 went before 3 committees: Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs and Health Subcommittee.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Sep 16, 2025
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Reported By · Sep 10, 2025 · 285 Bills
Health Subcommittee
Health Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jun 12, 2025 · 143 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 3400, the latest H. Rept. 119-263.

  • H. Rept. 119-263 — TERRITORIAL RESPONSE AND ACCESS TO VETERANS' ESSENTIAL LIFECARE ACT

Actions

H.R. 3400 has taken 18 actions since May 14, 2025, the latest on Sep 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 16, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Sep 15, 202516:13
House
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 15, 202516:13
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4284)
Sep 15, 202516:13
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3400.
Sep 15, 202516:21
House
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Votes

H.R. 3400 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Sep 15, 2025 at 371–21.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Sep 15, 2025
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
371
21

3 bills are related to H.R. 3400.

Titles

H.R. 3400 goes by 11 titles, 8 of them short titles.

  • TRAVEL Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign physicians of the Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in the territories and possessions of the United States, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign physicians of the Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in the territories and possessions of the United States, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • TRAVEL Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • TRAVEL Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • TRAVEL Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • the Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • TRAVEL Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 3400, the latest on Sep 8, 2025.

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 27 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3400 in 14 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 Veterans, Government Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Health Issues, Education, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia15—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia15—
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS15—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA15—
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 27.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HEATHER ANSLEY115
JEREMY VILLANUEVA115
JON RETZER115
JULIE HOWELL115
MORGAN BROWN115
NAOMI MATHIS115
PETER DICKINSON115
SHAMALA CAPIZZI115
CHRISTOPHER VAUGHAN114
JOSEPH LEMAY114
JOSHUA LEONARD114
KAREN LIVINGSTON114
KRISTEN YORK114
MICHAEL ALTMAN114
MICHAEL BELLAMAN114
SHANE LIERMANN114
VANCE WALTER114
ANTHONYA JAMES113
JOY ILEM113
LISA ELIJAH113

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$700K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 third_quarter$700K3rd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 second_quarter$700K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 first_quarter$700K1st 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
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$89.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$87.2K4th Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$87.2K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3400 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 10 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3400’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr3400/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. 3400 carries 10 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from American Samoa to Virgin Islands.

hr3400/subjects.txt
American SamoaGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGuamHealth personnelNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoTravel and tourismU.S. territories and protectoratesVeterans' medical careVirgin Islands

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3400, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KING-HINDS:H.R. 3400.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2053]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com