CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Greg Landsman (D-OH)

NOPAIN for Veterans Act

H.R. 4509 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with 11 Republican cosponsors · See all 36 cosponsors

Last activity — Subcommittee Hearings Held

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "NOPAIN for Veterans Act," aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code. It focuses on ensuring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs includes certain non-opioid pain medications in the Department's national formulary. Specifically, it targets drugs or biological products approved by the FDA to reduce postoperative pain or produce regional analgesia without acting on opioid receptors. The Secretary must include these products in the national formulary and the drug standardization list within specific timeframes. Furthermore, the bill prohibits using funds from the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund for these amendments.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +7

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

    Veterans benefit from improved access to non-opioid pain management medications.

  • Scored +6

    Does this help veterans get medical care?

    The bill expands access to non-opioid pain management options for veterans through the VA national formulary.

  • Scored +6

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

    The bill enhances veteran healthcare by mandating the inclusion of specific non-opioid pain medications.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.