Scott Franklin will work to improve timely access to veteran specialty care through the SCHEDULES Act.

Scott Franklin · Florida · Republican

policy impact 0.68 specificity 0.74 extraction confidence 84%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

Franklin, Panetta Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Improve Timely Access To Veteran Care

Franklin reintroduced the SCHEDULES Act to ensure timely treatment for veterans seeking specialty care at the VA.

Latest News | U.S. Representative Scott Franklin
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Evidence

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Franklin's Veterans issue page says former service members deserve "access to quality care and benefits in a timely and consistent manner" and that, as a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, he will continue working for veterans.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current official issue page shows an ongoing general commitment to veteran care, but it does not show delivery of the SCHEDULES Act.

unresolved unknown

Veterans | U.S. Representative Scott Franklin
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The current press-release listing's newest visible items in the lookback window are dated June 4, June 2, and May 15, 2026 and cover agriculture appropriations, Florida freeze disaster assistance, and FY27 MilConVA funding; the visible recent news list does not show a SCHEDULES Act or veterans-specialty-care announcement.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent official news shows Franklin active on other issues, but no visible SCHEDULES Act milestone appears in the lookback window.

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Press Releases | U.S. Representative Scott Franklin
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 44%

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Latest action April 27, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A lookback-window legislative tracker update still shows H.R. 8199 only referred to subcommittee, with no final passage or enactment shown.

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H.R. 8199 — SCHEDULES Act of 2026: VA appointment timing standard and…
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Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Patronis, and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo record shows Franklin introduced the SCHEDULES Act in the House, which is concrete legislative effort but not enactment.

partial unknown A for effort

H.R. 8199 (IH) - Scheduling for Community Health and Easy Data to Understand for Legislators to Evaluate Services Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr8199ih | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a comprehensive standard for timing between the date on which a referral for care for a veteran

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill text matches the promise’s substance by requiring VA to establish a timing standard between referral and appointment.

partial unknown A for effort

H.R. 8199 Introduced in House Text
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

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reintroduced the bipartisan Scheduling for Community Health and Easy Data to Understand for Legislators to Evaluate Services (SCHEDULES) Act to ensure timely treatment for veterans seeking specialty care

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Franklin’s official release claims reintroduction of the SCHEDULES Act specifically for timely veteran specialty care, supporting effort on the commitment.

partial unknown A for effort

Franklin, Panetta Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Improve Timely Access To Veteran Care | U.S. Representative Scott Franklin
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official Senate companion record shows parallel SCHEDULES Act activity, but it was referred to committee rather than enacted.

partial unknown A for effort

S. 4229 (IS) - Scheduling for Community Health and Easy Data to Understand for Legislators to Evaluate Services Act of 2026 - BILLS-119s4229is | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 70%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. unknown

As of June 22, 2026, there is no clear evidence that the promised SCHEDULES Act outcome was enacted or fully delivered. A June 10, 2026 House Veterans’ Affairs Committee release said H.R. 740, the Veterans’ ACCESS Act, was only being included in a proposed package and still needed to pass and be signed into law. The package text contains related provisions on specialty-care appointment scheduling and an online self-service scheduling module, which shows the issue was being advanced in Congress, but not completed. Franklin’s own site continues to state that veterans deserve timely care, yet it does not show a SCHEDULES Act win, and his current committees page does not show him on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee in 2026. That supports some credit for related work and policy movement, but not full delivery of the specific promised result.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 74%