CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Steve Womack (R-AR)

Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025

H.R. 1107 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Republican bill with 15 Democratic cosponsors · See all 28 cosponsors

Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In the other chamber's committee

Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.

The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House voice vote
  3. In Senate committee

The House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together): no member's position on it was recorded.

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025. It allows certain health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver, distribute, or dispense certain controlled medications to veterans via telemedicine. This can happen without the health care professional conducting an in-person medical examination of the patient first. The professional must be authorized to prescribe the substance under an active, current, full, and unrestricted State license, registration, or certification. They must also be acting in the usual course of professional practice for a legitimate medical purpose. The Secretary must establish regulations, guidelines, and a process for this delivery, distribution, and dispensation.

Yes· 3 of 8

  • Scored +9

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The entire bill is specifically designed to make accessing controlled medication treatments significantly more convenient and accessible for veterans.

  • Scored +8

    Does this help veterans get medical care?

    The bill significantly improves healthcare access for veterans by allowing VA health care professionals to prescribe controlled medications via telemedicine without an initial in-person exam.

  • Scored +8

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    Directly enhances medical benefits and convenience for veterans accessing prescription treatments through the VA.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.