HR 10037 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act

Introduced Aug 3, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Deborah K. Ross D-NC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Aug 10, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedAug 3, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 3, 2026.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalAug 3, 2026
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalAug 3, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Aug 3, 2026
Health Subcommittee
Referred Aug 10, 2026

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 10, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Aug 3, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Aug 3, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 1 (Taxing and Spending Clause)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 126, August 3, 2026, page H5214.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 3, 2026Introduced in House

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