S3515-119

In Committee

A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly select a joint uniform credentialing and privileging system for medical providers, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Dec 16, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill requires the Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess their medical provider credentialing and privileging systems, select one joint uniform system by January 1, 2027, and certify implementation by January 1, 2028.

Who Benefits and How

Medical providers working across the two departments could benefit from better portability and interoperability of credentialing information.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Defense and VA administrators would face reporting, selection, and implementation obligations to move toward a single shared system.

Key Provisions

  • Requires a report comparing current DoD and VA credentialing and privileging systems.
  • Requires selection of one joint system by January 1, 2027.
  • Requires certification to Congress that the joint system is implemented and operational by January 1, 2028.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Require the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to review their provider credentialing systems, select a joint uniform system, and certify implementation to Congress.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Administration

Primary Purpose

Require the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to review their provider credentialing systems, select a joint uniform system, and certify implementation to Congress.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Administration

Joint Provider Credentialing System

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Medical providers working across DoD and VA
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • DoD and VA credentialing administrators
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 16, 2025

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following …

Dec 16, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Dec 16, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

DoD and VA credentialing administrators

1/1
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Administration
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"the_secretary_of_veterans_affairs"
→ Secretary of Veterans Affairs

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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