Trump-aligned House holdouts accused of holding 'life-saving' veterans bill 'hostage' over SAVE America Act

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. 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 return 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 American 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 a