U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9752: Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 23, 2026
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure fair reimbursement rates for home and community-based services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure fair reimbursement rates for home and community-based services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 16, 2026:
A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure fair reimbursement rates for home and community-based services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Reimbursement rates for home and community-based services (a) Homemaker and Home Health Aide program Section 1720L(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the and (B) may not reduce the reimbursement rates for such services to an amount that is less than the rates in effect on such date, unless the Secretary notifies Congress of such reduction not later than 90 days before such reduction takes effect. (4) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026 , and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report-- (A) specifying whether the number of providers furnishing services under the Homemaker and Home Health Aide program is adequate to meet veteran demand for such services; (B) identifying any regions where provider participation in furnishing such services is inadequate to meet such demand; and (C) identifying how the Secretary plans to ensure adequate provider participation in furnishing such services …
Sponsors
- Teresa Fernandez (D, HD-NM-3) · primary sponsor
- Gabe Vasquez (D, HD-NM-2)
- Melanie Stansbury (D)
- Henry Cuellar (D, HD-028)
- Marc Veasey (D, HD-033)
- Joaquin Castro (D, HD-TX-20)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D, HD-034)
- Veronica Escobar (D, HD-016)
- Sylvia Garcia (D, HD-029)
- Al Green (D, HD-009)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB9752?
- HB9752 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026.
- What does HB9752 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure fair reimbursement rates for home and community-based services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9752?
- In committee as of July 23, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (July 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9752?
- Teresa Fernandez (D, HD-NM-3), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9752?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9752
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