Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2025

This bill would require the VA to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation for eligible veterans and their partners, including in vitro fertilization (IVF). IVF could be covered for up to three completed cycles that lead to a live birth, or up to 10 attempted cycles, whichever comes first, and donated gametes (sperm or eggs) or embryos may be used. Consent is required from the patient, the veteran (if the patient is the veteran’s partner), and any donor. State law decides what happens to stored eggs, sperm, and embryos (such as ownership and future use). The VA would also treat a veteran’s partner like a veteran for travel expense reimbursement for this care. This bill does not add new maternity care beyond what current law already requires.

• Who is affected:

  • Veterans enrolled in VA health care who have infertility, or are at risk as determined by a doctor; “infertility” includes not being able to reproduce or not conceiving/carrying to live birth after one year of trying.
  • A “partner” is the person the veteran chooses to share parental responsibilities with for any child born from treatment.

• What changes:

  • Coverage for infertility care and fertility preservation (collecting, freezing, and storing eggs, sperm, or embryos).
  • IVF limits: up to 3 completed live-birth cycles or 10 attempts total; donated sperm, eggs, or embryos allowed.
  • Written consent required from the patient, the veteran (if the patient is the partner), and any donor.
  • Partners can get travel cost help like veterans when receiving this care.
  • State law controls the legal status and future use of eggs, sperm, and embryos.

• When:

  • The VA must issue rules within one year after the bill becomes law.
  • Starting 180 days after it becomes law—and until those rules are issued—the VA must expand current services to allow care for partners even if not married and to allow use of donated sperm, eggs, or embryos; people already in treatment can stay under the old program or switch to the new one when ready.