U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10037: Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act
Status: In committee, August 10, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to expand access to virtual-based opioid treatment for covered veterans, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to expand access to virtual-based opioid treatment for covered veterans, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, August 3, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to expand access to virtual-based opioid treatment for covered veterans, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act . SECTION 2. Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program to expand access to virtual-based opioid treatment for covered veterans (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish and carry out a pilot program on expanding access to virtual-based opioid treatment for covered veterans. Under the pilot program, the Secretary shall-- (1) conduct outreach to covered veterans and the families of covered veterans with respect to options for virtual-based opioid treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code; (2) develop referral networks for virtual-based opioid treatment options for covered veterans that are designed around overcoming barriers associated with opioid treatment; (3) create a referral pipeline for covered veterans into these virtual-based opioid treatment programs, assisted by a national public awareness campaign around these treatment programs, as a supplement to existing Department of Veterans Affairs direct care programs; (4) ensure that clinicians of …
Sponsors
- Deborah Ross (D, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Donald Davis (D, HD-001)
- Carol Miller (R, HD-WV-1)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB10037?
- HB10037 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act.
- What does HB10037 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to expand access to virtual-based opioid treatment for covered veterans, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10037?
- In committee as of August 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (August 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10037?
- Deborah Ross (D, HD-002), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10037?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10037
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