{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-748","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":748,"title":"RELIEVE Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-28","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001301","fullName":"Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]","party":"R","state":"MI","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":5,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-12-19","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Emergency medical services and trauma care","Health care costs and insurance","Veterans' medical care"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-12-19","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-28","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-28","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-28","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><b>Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act or the RELIEVE Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-25T08:06:09Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":1225,"ts":"2026-04-15T16:04:12.743Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=RELIEVE%20Act"}]}}