Military CARE Act (H.R. 6796)

Original title: Military CARE Act

Last action · December 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Sponsors: Steven Horsford and 23 others

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill requires the Department of Defense to create a new digital system for military health beneficiaries to file and track complaints about access to care at military medical facilities. It also mandates annual reports to Congress summarizing these complaints to help identify and address systemic issues.

Why it matters

TRICARE beneficiaries will gain a standardized digital portal to report and monitor the status of their healthcare access complaints, while the Department of Defense will be required to report these findings to Congress annually.

Who It Would Affect

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Directly affected

TRICARE beneficiaries

They gain a new digital method to file and track complaints regarding their access to military medical care.

Directly affected

Department of Defense

They are required to build the digital system, manage complaint processing, and produce annual reports for Congress.

Directly affected

Defense Health Agency

They will receive quarterly aggregated complaint data from military medical facilities.

Key Facts

The Secretary of Defense must establish a digital complaint system within 18 months of the bill's enactment.
Covered beneficiaries (TRICARE enrollees) will be able to file complaints and track their status electronically.
Complaints must be transmitted to a Department of Defense patient advocate.
Complaint data must be aggregated and sent to the Director of the Defense Health Agency quarterly.

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The Secretary of Defense must submit an annual report to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees starting March 1 after the system is established.
Annual reports must identify common complaints, compare specialty vs. primary care issues, compare pediatric vs. non-pediatric issues, and compare administrative hurdles vs. other issues.
Annual reports must include a summary of steps taken by facilities to reduce access complaints.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can use this new digital system?

Any individual enrolled in a TRICARE health care plan who is eligible to receive care at a .

What can I do with the digital system?

You can file a complaint regarding access to care and view the status of your complaint, including any actions taken to address it.

Will my complaint be kept private?

The bill does not specify privacy protocols, but it mandates that complaints be sent to a and aggregated for reporting purposes.

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

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Dec 17, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 17, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduced in House

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