{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-3812","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":3812,"title":"STRIVE Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-06-06","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"G000605","fullName":"Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13]","party":"D","state":"CA","district":13}],"cosponsorsCount":8,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-11-07","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 323."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Health care costs and insurance","Veterans' medical care"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-11-07","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 323.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-07","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-371.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-07","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-371.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-23","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-23","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-06","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-06","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-06","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Stop Troubling Retroactive Invoices for Veteran Expenses Act of 2025 or the STRIVE Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), under certain conditions,&nbsp;from collecting&nbsp;copayments from a veteran for hospital care or medical services more than two years after the veteran receives the care or service.</p><p>Specifically, the VA is prohibited from collecting any&nbsp;copayment from a veteran for hospital care or medical services after the end of the two-year period beginning on the date the veteran received the care or service if the VA did not provide the veteran with timely notice of the&nbsp;copay or provide notice that the aggregate copay amount exceeds $2,000, annually adjusted for inflation.</p><p>The VA may waive the requirement for a veteran to make any&nbsp;copayment for hospital care or medical services whenever it determines the waiver is appropriate, regardless of whether a veteran submits a request for a waiver.</p><p>Finally, the bill extends the limitation on pension amounts for certain hospitalized or institutionalized veterans through February 29, 2032. Currently, the limitation expires on November 30, 2031.</p>","updateDate":"2026-06-30T14:13:13Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":422,"ts":"2026-07-14T05:55:12.892Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=STRIVE%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}