S. 1875: Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-27 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act

Plain summary

Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act This bill modifies certain deadlines for the submittal of claims by a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) individual or entity seeking reimbursement for the provision of emergency treatment to a veteran. Specifically, a non-VA individual or entity seeking such reimbursement must submit a claim not later than 180 days after the treatment was provided. (Under the VA's current policy, such claims for unauthorized emergency care must generally be submitted within 90 days for conditions that are not service-connected and within two years for conditions that are service-connected.) Veterans may not be held liable for payment if a claim was submitted by an individual or entity after the deadline due to an administrative error made by the individual or entity or by the VA. The VA must publish information regarding emergency care authorization for non-VA providers on a publicly available VA website.

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Official text

Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1875, Veterans’ Emergency Care Claims Parity Act (2021-09-14)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] reported raising $3.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s1875.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s1875 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117