Stamp Out Veterans Medical Debt Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5946 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5946

  To provide for the issuance of a Veterans Medical Debt Relief Stamp.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2025

  Mr. Flood (for himself and Mr. Self) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to 
      be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the issuance of a Veterans Medical Debt Relief Stamp.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stamp Out Veterans Medical Debt 
Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS MEDICAL DEBT RELIEF STAMP.

    (a) In General.--In order to afford a convenient way for members of 
the public to contribute to funding to pay medical debt incurred by 
veterans for hospital care, medical services, and extended care 
services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, including 
through the Community Care Program under section 1703 of title 38, 
United States Code, the United States Postal Service shall provide for 
the issuance and sale of a special postage stamp which shall be known 
as the ``Veterans Medical Debt Relief Stamp''.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--The issuance and sale of the Veterans 
Medical Debt Relief Stamp shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, 
United States Code, except that--
            (1) all amounts becoming available from the sale of the 
        stamp shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs in accordance with section 416(d) of such title; and
            (2) the stamp--
                    (A) shall be issued in time for Veterans Day of 
                each year;
                    (B) shall bear such illustration, depiction, 
                design, or other image as the United States Postal 
                Service shall determine; and
                    (C) shall not be subject to any numerical 
                limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of such title.
    (c) Use of Funds.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall disperse 
all amounts received by the Department of Veterans Affairs under 
subsection (b)(1) to the applicable Department offices (including the 
Veterans Health Administration, the Debt Management Center, the 
Financial Service Center, and the VHA Revenue Operations) for the 
purpose of paying down veteran medical debt incurred via unresolved 
copayment and coinsurance billings related to services furnished by the 
Department and the Community Care Program.
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