2026年7月11日 美国东部时间下午3:27 / 福克斯新闻
美国退伍军人关怀协会警告称，仅剩23个立法工作日，进一步拖延的空间已所剩无几
作者：伊莱恩·马伦 福克斯新闻
随着国会复会，美国退伍军人关怀协会和众议院退伍军人事务委员会主席迈克·博斯特正敦促议员推进这项法案，称退伍军人不应再等待扩大医疗保健和福利。
支持者称，这项综合性退伍军人法案是十多年来最大规模的退伍军人医疗保健和福利扩张计划，预计将在议员们结束7月休会返回众议院后重新提交全院投票，但支持者警告，该法案可能再次成为共和党围绕《拯救美国法案》陷入僵局的附带牺牲品。
《照顾美国退伍军人法案》将约60项退伍军人相关法案整合为一，大幅扩大退伍军人的医疗保健和福利范围。该法案的核心内容将确立退伍军人在退伍军人事务部之外获得社区医疗服务的权利，同时增加为战斗负伤退伍军人、护理人员和金星家属提供的福利，扩大心理健康服务范围，并实施数十项其他改革。
众议院退伍军人事务委员会主席、伊利诺伊州共和党议员迈克·博斯特告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，他计划在众议院下周复会后尽快就《照顾美国退伍军人法案》进行投票。
（图片说明：2006年3月17日，美国弗吉尼亚州戴尔城29岁的尤金·辛普森在华盛顿特区退伍军人事务医疗中心接受物理治疗，身旁是美国退伍军人事务部运动治疗师迈克尔·明纳。图片来源：杰夫·哈钦斯/盖蒂图片社）
众议院保守派在《拯救美国法案》对峙中破坏共和党议程
上月，一群众议院共和党议员与民主党议员联合击败程序性投票，导致众议院无法审议该法案，该法案因此陷入停滞。
“只要我的议员们支持程序性规则，我就有信心，”博斯特说，“目前一些政治博弈并非针对这项法案，而是整体局势。”
该法案随后卷入了众议院共和党人围绕《拯救美国法案》的 broader 争端。这项由特朗普总统倡导的法案要求提供美国公民身份证明，才能在联邦选举中登记投票。
6月30日，众议院就H.Res.1398号决议进行了投票，该程序性规则负责管理包括《国防授权法案》和《照顾美国退伍军人法案》在内的多项法案的全院审议流程。由于14名共和党议员与民主党议员联合反对，该规则未能通过，导致众议院无法审议退伍军人相关一揽子法案，全院议事陷入停滞。佛罗里达州共和党议员安娜·保利娜·卢纳称，她投下反对票是为了抗议众议院领导层对《拯救美国法案》的处理方式。受此影响，众议院议长迈克·约翰逊提前让议员们休会回家。
博斯特指责这些顽固派实际上将退伍军人相关立法搁置。
（图片说明：2019年7月22日，美国华盛顿特区的退伍军人事务部大楼。图片来源：阿拉斯泰尔·派克/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
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“他们将所有法案都当作人质，”博斯特说，“他们不支持任何程序性规则。而这项法案必须先通过规则审议才能提交全院投票——考虑到其规模，确实如此——因此无法推进。”
尽管博斯特表示他支持《拯救美国法案》并已三次投票支持该法案，但他认为参议院未能采取行动不应成为众议院推迟推进无关法案的理由。
“我认同这项法案，”博斯特说，“但参议院仍需完成他们的工作。我们不能因为参议院不作为就停止我们的工作。”
美国退伍军人关怀协会战略总监约翰·伯恩斯是该法案的支持者，他表示国会会期仅剩23个立法工作日，时间至关重要。
“有大量事务亟待完成，”伯恩斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，“还有每年都必须通过的《国防授权法案》，这些事项都会占用时间。辩论这些法案也会消耗会期时间。”
伯恩斯认为，每一次程序性拖延都会将其他立法日程进一步推后。
“这项法案将在2027年挽救生命，”伯恩斯说，“如果我们因为未能让退伍军人更快获得更好的医疗服务而失去他们，我们永远无法挽回这些退伍军人。”
（图片说明：伊利诺伊州共和党议员迈克·博斯特）
尽管共和党内部反叛，特朗普的《拯救美国法案》在参议院现转机
但同样在程序性投票中投下反对票的德克萨斯州共和党议员奇普·罗伊告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，他对该法案的资金筹措方式存在担忧。
“在某些方面，我理解主席的努力，但仍存在一些问题，”罗伊说。
其中，罗伊指出了通过修改影响其他退伍军人的条款来抵消新增开支的相关条款。
“你正在对某些退伍军人征税，为其他退伍军人提供某种福利和改革，”罗伊说，“部分筹资方案存在担忧。”
美国海外战争退伍军人协会也对该法案第108条提出异议，警告该条款将调整未来耳鸣和睡眠呼吸暂停的残疾评级标准，以筹资支持其他退伍军人优先事项。
但博斯特表示这种说法并不准确。
“没有任何退伍军人的福利会被削减，”博斯特说，“如果你目前正在领取福利，福利水平绝对不会降低。”
曾在众议院退伍军人事务委员会任职两年的罗伊表示，他支持该法案寻求达成的诸多目标，但他称其他立法事项同样是优先事项。
“我们中有一群人认为边境安全、《拯救美国法案》以及在重大问题上展现领导力至关重要，”罗伊说，“根据党团会议中许多人希望在其他事项上取得进展的意愿，其他一些法案可能会或不会陷入停滞。”
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Trump-aligned House holdouts accused of holding ‘life-saving’ veterans bill ‘hostage’ over SAVE America Act
July 11, 2026 3:27pm EDT / Fox News
Concerned Veterans for America warns 23 remaining legislative days leave little room for further delays
By Elaine Mallon Fox News
As Congress returns, Concerned Veterans for America and Chairman Mike Bost are pressing lawmakers to move the legislation forward, saying veterans should not have to wait for expanded care and benefits.
A sweeping veterans package supporters describe as the largest expansion of veterans’ health care and benefits in more than a decade is expected to return to the House floor when lawmakers come back from the July recess, but backers warn the legislation could once again become collateral damage in the Republican standoff over the SAVE America Act.
The Take Care of America’s Veterans Act rolls roughly 60 veterans bills into a package that would dramatically expand veterans’ health care and benefits. At its core, the legislation would cement veterans’ access to community care outside the VA while increasing benefits for combat-wounded veterans, caregivers and Gold Star families, expanding mental health services and enacting dozens of additional reforms.
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., told Fox News Digital he intends to bring the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act back for a vote as soon as the House reconvenes next week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – MARCH 17: Eugene Simpson, 29, from Dale City, Virginia goes through physical therapy at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C. with Michael Minor, a kinesiotherapist with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on March 17, 2006 in Washington, D.C., USA. (Photo by Jeff Hutchens/Getty Images)(Jeff Hutchens/Getty Images)
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The legislation was held up last month after a group of House Republicans joined Democrats to defeat a procedural vote, stopping the House from taking up the bill.
“I’m feeling good as long as my members stay with us on the rule,” Bost said. “Right now, there’s some politics being played, not about this bill, but just in general.”
The bill became entangled in a broader House Republican fight over the SAVE America Act, legislation championed by President Donald Trump that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
On June 30, the House voted on H. Res. 1398, the procedural rule governing floor consideration of several bills, including the National Defense Authorization Act and the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act. The rule failed after 14 Republicans joined Democrats in opposition, preventing the House from taking up the veterans package and bringing floor business to a standstill. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., claimed to have voted against the rules vote in protest against House leadership’s handling of the SAVE America Act. As a result, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson sent the members home early.
Bost accused the holdouts of effectively putting veterans legislation on hold.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) (Photo credit should read ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)(Photo credit should read ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Image)
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“They’re holding all bills hostage,” Bost said. “They’re not voting for any rule. Any bill that has to pass a rule before it comes to the floor—which this bill does because of its size—can’t move.”
Although Bost said he supports the SAVE America Act and has voted for it three times, he argued the Senate’s failure to act should not stop the House from advancing unrelated legislation.
“I agree with that bill,” Bost said. “But the Senate still has to do their work. We don’t stop our work because the Senate isn’t doing it.”
With 23 legislative days left in the Congressional session, Concerned Veterans for America Strategic Director John Byrnes, a supporter of the bill, said time is of the essence.
“There are lots and lots of things that have to get done,” Byrnes told Fox News Digital. “There’s also the National Defense Authorization Act, which is a must pass every year, so these things eat up time. There’s requirements to have debate on these, which eat up session time.”
Byrnes argued that every procedural delay pushes other legislation further down the calendar.
“This bill will save lives in 2027,” Byrnes said. “If we lose veterans because they could have had faster, better access to health care, we’re never going to get those veterans back.”
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But Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who also voted no on the procedural vote, told Fox News Digital that he has concerns about how the bill is financed.
“I appreciate what the chairman’s trying to do in some respects, but there’s a few issues,” Roy said.
Among them, Roy pointed to provisions offsetting new spending through changes affecting other veterans.
“You’re taxing certain veterans to provide some sort of benefits and changes to other veterans,” Roy said. “There are concerns about some of the pay-fors.”
Veterans of Foreign Wars has also taken issue with Section 108 of the bill, warning that it would codify changes to future disability ratings for tinnitus and sleep apnea to help finance other veterans priorities.
But Bost said this is inaccurate.
“No veteran is going to have their benefits reduced,” Bost said. “If you’re receiving a benefit right now, that’s not going to be reduced at all.”
Roy, who previously served two years on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, said he supported a lot of what the bill was seeking to accomplish; but said other pieces of legislation are priorities, too.
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“There is a block of us for whom border security, the SAVE Act and demonstrating our leadership on major issues is critical,” Roy said. “Some of these other bills may or may not get hung up based on a desire of many in the conference to see movement on other things.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Luna’s office and the White House for comment.
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.
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