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H.R. 6585

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6585, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to temporarily extend the period during which certain individuals may file claims for medical care under the CHAMPVA program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Dec 10, 2025 by Rep. Zachary Nunn (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Jan 5, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Record

Text

H.R. 6585 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb6585/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6585 IH: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to temporarily extend the period during which certain individuals may file claims for medical care under the CHAMPVA program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-10
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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. 6585  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 10, 2025   Mr. Nunn of Iowa  (for himself and  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to temporarily extend the period during which certain individuals may file claims for medical care under the CHAMPVA program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
1.
Temporary extension of period during which certain individuals may file claims for medical care under CHAMPVA program
(a)
In general
With respect to a covered individual who seeks retroactive approval for medical care under section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2027, if such individual is retroactively approved, the period during which the covered individual may file a claim for such medical care—
(1)
begins on the date on which the individual receives notice of such retroactive approval; and
(2)
ends not earlier than 365 days after such date.
(b)
Regulations
The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out subsection (a).
(c)
Covered individual defined
In this section, the term  covered individual  means an individual who is eligible for such medical care under such section and also entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of the program of health insurance administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ).

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-12-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to temporarily extend the period during which certain individuals may file claims for medical care under the CHAMPVA program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Zachary Nunn (R) sponsors H.R. 6585, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6585 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee
Health Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 5, 2026 · 143 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Dec 10, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6585 has taken 3 actions since Dec 10, 2025, the latest on Jan 5, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 5, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Health Subcommittee
Dec 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 6585 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6585 goes by 2 titles.

  • To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to temporarily extend the period during which certain individuals may file claims for medical care under the CHAMPVA program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to temporarily extend the period during which certain individuals may file claims for medical care under the CHAMPVA program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 20 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6585 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 Education, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Immigration, Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Transportation, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.Education content and assessment services.New Jersey15$130K
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC—District of Columbia14—
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES—District of Columbia12—
HOME DEPOT—District of Columbia12—
AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTSCulinary schoolIllinois11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
TODD STRATEGY GROUP15$130K
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.14—
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES12—
THE HOME DEPOT12—
DOUCET CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LLC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KATHERINE COTTON115
PETER OPPENHEIM115
CHRISTOPHER VAUGHAN114
JOSHUA LEONARD114
KAREN LIVINGSTON114
KRISTEN YORK114
MICHAEL ALTMAN114
MICHAEL BELLAMAN114
VANCE WALTER114
AMBER YANEZ112
BRETT LAYSON112
HEATHER KENNEDY112
JOSHUA THOMAS112
KIMBERLY AFOAKWAH112
LEIGH CALVO112
PAMELA DAVIDSON112
SARAH MCDONALD112
TOBIN SMITH112
BEN BRUBECK111
HEATHER MCTAVISH DOUCET111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
HOME DEPOTTHE HOME DEPOT2025 first_quarter$1.2M1st Quarter - Report
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
HOME DEPOTTHE HOME DEPOT2025 second_quarter$580K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIESASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES2025 first_quarter$76K1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIESASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES2025 first_quarter$70.4K1st Quarter - Amendme…
PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.TODD STRATEGY GROUP2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.TODD STRATEGY GROUP2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.TODD STRATEGY GROUP2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.TODD STRATEGY GROUP2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.TODD STRATEGY GROUP2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Termina…
AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTSDOUCET CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LLC2025 first_quarter—Registration

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6585 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6585’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr6585/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com