Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
Official title: “To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for home and community based services for veterans, and for other purposes.”
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Press releases by members of Congress
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“As you know, Section 142 of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (the Dole Act) allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue waivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physician pay limitations that are ‘necessary for the recruitment or retention of critical health care personnel.’” wrote the lawmakers.”
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“Earlier this year, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act was signed into law. The legislation includes a key provision from Bilirakis’s VETCARE Act, establishing a pilot program to provide dental care to Veterans with chronic health conditions currently being treated by the VA. Currently, only about 9% of Veterans qualify for VA dental benefits.”
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Ciscomani Ranked Most Effective Lawmaker from Arizona in the 118th Congress
“The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act ( H.R. 8371 ), which was the flagship veterans’ package for the 118th Congress. It includes a number of bipartisan and bicameral proposals to reform and improve the delivery of healthcare, benefits, and services at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans, their families, and their survivors.”
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Ciscomani, Young Kim Lead Effort to Address Lapses in VA Healthcare
“The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act ( H.R. 8371 ), which was the flagship veterans’ package for the 118th Congress. It includes a number of bipartisan and bicameral proposals to reform and improve the delivery of healthcare, benefits, and services at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans, their families, and their survivors.”
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Bergman Bill Honoring U.P. Veteran, Gerald Elliot, Signed into Law
“Last week, Rep. Jack Bergman’s bill, “Gerald’s Law,” was officially signed into law as a part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, closing a loophole that denies certain terminally ill Veterans their VA burial allowance if they do not pass away at a VA facility.”
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President Biden Signs Congressman Davis’ Legislation to Assist Veterans and Caregivers into Law
“The CARE Act became law as it was included in S. 141, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. “The CARE Act will make it easier for families to help their loved ones navigate the services they have earned,” Davis added.”
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Read from 510 of 510 organizations' sites, releases since January 3, 2025, through October 7, 2026.
How it passed
The Senate passed it without objection on December 12, 2024. No individual votes are recorded.
The House passed it 382 to 12 on December 16, 2024, with 35 members who did not vote.
It became law on January 2, 2025.
The question on the official record: House, “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
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| House Republicans | 187 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| House Democrats | 195 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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