VA Extenders Act of 2025

The VA Extenders Act of 2025 is a bill that largely “tells time” for a wide range of Department of Veterans Affairs health care and benefits authorities, extending them by about one year (to September 30, 2026) where they were set to expire in 2025. In addition to those extensions, the bill makes a small number of targeted policy tweaks—mostly technical clarifications or minor adjustments to how existing programs operate or are supervised. The overall effect is to prevent gaps in VA services and funding for veterans (including health care, housing, education, and related programs) while Congress continues to consider longer-term changes. Key elements include extending copayment authority for hospital and nursing home care, continuing nursing home care for certain service-connected veterans, renewing suicide prevention and rural health initiatives, and extending various housing and homeless services programs. The bill also prolongs several oversight, regulatory, and administrative authorities (such as GAO reporting on the Partial Claim Program, subpoena powers for the VA Inspector General, and certain transportation and real property authorities) and preserves overseas VA operations (regional office in the Philippines).