[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6848 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6848

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the extent to which 
  copayments may be required for veterans receiving Whole Health well-
                being services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 18, 2025

 Mr. Deluzio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the extent to which 
  copayments may be required for veterans receiving Whole Health well-
                being services, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Whole Health for Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. COPAYMENTS FOR WHOLE HEALTH WELL-BEING SERVICES.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--Congress encourages further development of 
the Whole Health program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which 
encourages veterans to proactively improve their health and wellness. 
Under the Department's current policy, veterans in priority groups (1) 
through (5) are exempted from making copayments under this program. It 
is the sense of Congress that the Department should provide all 
veterans with affordable access to Whole Health well-being services.
    (b) Copayments.--Subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1730D. Copayments for Whole Health well-being services
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (f) and (g) of 
section 1710 and section 1722A(a) of this title or any other provision 
of law, the Secretary may not require a veteran to make any copayment 
for the receipt by that veteran of Whole Health well-being services, 
except as provided in this section.
    ``(b) Monthly Copayments Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), the Secretary may require a veteran to make a monthly 
        copayment for the Whole Health well-being services received by 
        that veteran for that month.
            ``(2) Monthly limit.--The monthly copayment may not exceed 
        $30.
            ``(3) Exemption for certain priority groups.--The Secretary 
        may not require a veteran within priority group (1), (2), (3), 
        (4), or (5) in the system of enrollment under section 1705(a) 
        of this title to make any copayment for the services received 
        by that veteran.
    ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `Whole Health well-
being services' means--
            ``(1) educational and skill-building services that educate, 
        instruct, and empower veterans to understand and implement the 
        principles and practices of Whole Health, such as Whole Health 
        coaching, Whole Health partner sessions, and Whole Health 
        education and skill-building courses; and
            ``(2) complementary and integrative health well-being 
        services that promote health, well-being, and self-care 
        independent of treatment of a specific medical condition or 
        diagnosis, such as guided imagery, meditation, Tai Chi/Qigong, 
        and yoga for well-being.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1730C the following new item:

``1730D. Copayments for Whole Health well-being services.''.
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