119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 1107: Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill permanently authorizes certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care professionals to use telemedicine to deliver, distribute, or dispense controlled substances that are prescription drugs to patients who are eligible for VA health care, regardless of whether the health care professional has conducted an in-person medical examination. The health care professional must be (1) authorized to prescribe the basic class of such controlled substance under an active, current, full, and unrestricted license or certification; (2) acting in the usual course of professional practice; and (3) delivering, distributing, or dispensing the substance for a legitimate medical purpose.
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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Sanford Bishop D-GAOriginal
- Stephanie Bice R-OKOriginal
- Ken Calvert R-CAOriginal
- Donald Davis D-NCOriginal
- Jennifer Kiggans R-VAOriginal
- Joe Neguse D-COOriginal
- Harold Rogers R-KYOriginal
- David Valadao R-CAOriginal
- Robert Wittman R-VAOriginal
- Patrick Fallon R-TX
- Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ
- Joe Wilson R-SC
- Robert Bresnahan R-PA
- Elise Stefanik R-NY
- Eugene Vindman D-VA
- C. Franklin R-FL
- Tim Moore R-NC
- Dina Titus D-NV
- Josh Harder D-CA
- Derek Tran D-CA
- Chris Deluzio D-PA
- Thomas Suozzi D-NY
- Janelle Bynum D-OR
- Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez D-NM
- Nellie Pou D-NJ
- Steve Cohen D-TN
- Susie Lee D-NV
- Kristen McDonald Rivet D-MI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Steve Womack SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reached a cosponsor milestone, reported, passed House6 events+74
- 2Stephanie BiceCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Sanford BishopCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Robert BresnahanCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Janelle BynumCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Steve Womack.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4279)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1107.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4279-4280: 1)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4279)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-221.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 179.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.