H.R. 3812 · Where this bill is now
Waiting for a House vote
Approved by committee Nov 7, 2025; no House vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryLimits VA debt collection from veterans
The VA wants to collect copayments (what patients pay toward their care) from veterans sometimes years after they received hospital care or medical services. This bill stops the VA from collecting those copayments if more than two years have passed since the veteran got the care, but only if the VA didn't give the veteran timely notice of the bill or didn't warn them if charges would add up to more than $2,000 in a year. The bill also lets the VA waive copayments whenever it thinks that's appropriate.
How it affects you
Veterans would be protected from unexpected debt collection bills showing up long after they've received care from the VA. If the VA didn't notify you properly and tries to collect copayments more than two years later, you wouldn't have to pay. This mainly affects veterans who use VA hospital care and medical services.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Nov 7, 2025)
Stop Troubling Retroactive Invoices for Veteran Expenses Act of 2025 or the STRIVE Act of 2025
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), under certain conditions, from collecting copayments from a veteran for hospital care or medical services more than two years after the veteran receives the care or service.
Specifically, the VA is prohibited from collecting any 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 copay or provide notice that the aggregate copay amount exceeds $2,000, annually adjusted for inflation.
The VA may waive the requirement for a veteran to make any 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.
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 3812
A BILL
STRIVE Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Adam Gray (D-CA-13) · Introduced Jun 6, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 7, 2025: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 323.”