Contact Congress about H.R. 5915: K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2025

Creates a new VA “presumption” for veterans who served at Karshi Khanabad (K2) Air Base, so many listed diseases are treated as service-connected. The list is wide (including any cancer and many organ-system diseases), which could make it easier for affected K2 veterans to qualify for benefits.

Modern Action explains legislation in plain English, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.

K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Latest action on H.R. 5915: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Who this affects: The bill mainly affects veterans who can show they served at Karshi Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan and later develop one of the listed diseases. It also affects how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) processes these claims, because VA would have to apply a legal presumption of service connection for the covered conditions. In practice, this can change what evidence veterans need to submit and how often claims are granted without lengthy medical causation disputes.

Why this matters: When VA law makes a disease “presumptively” service-connected, it often lowers the biggest hurdle in a benefits claim: proving the illness was caused by military service. For K2 veterans, that could mean faster and more consistent decisions for a wide range of serious conditions. At the same time, because the list is broad, the bill could expand how many K2 veterans qualify for benefits and increase VA workload and costs, but the bill itself does not specify how large those impacts would be.

Key provisions in H.R. 5915

• Adds a new paragraph to 38 U.S.C. § 1120(b) for veterans who served at Karshi Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan.
• Says the listed diseases for K2 veterans are presumed to be service-connected, so they do not need to prove the disease was caused by service in their individual case.
• Covers broad categories of illness, including any cancer and any disease of the thyroid, bone, cardiovascular system, skin, nervous system, reproductive system, respiratory system, endocrine system, liver, or kidneys.
• Also covers blood disorders, primary immune regulatory disorders, medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (ongoing symptoms without a clear medical cause), and cataracts.
• Applies “in addition to” diseases already listed elsewhere in the same subsection, so it expands existing presumptions instead of replacing them.

How Modern Action helps you take action on H.R. 5915

You do not have to start with a blank letter. Modern Action turns the bill, your position, and the relevant congressional context into a message you can edit and send. The goal is to make contacting Congress clear, specific, and useful without forcing you to parse bill text or figure out the right office on your own.

Questions people ask about H.R. 5915

What is H.R. 5915?

Creates a new VA “presumption” for veterans who served at Karshi Khanabad (K2) Air Base, so many listed diseases are treated as service-connected. The list is wide (including any cancer and many organ-system diseases), which could make it easier for affected K2 veterans to qualify for benefits.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 5915?

Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.

Who should I contact about H.R. 5915?

Modern Action uses your location to route the action to the congressional offices relevant to the bill and your representation.

Can Modern Action explain H.R. 5915 before I act?

Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.