CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)

Written Informed Consent Act

H.R. 4837 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Republican bill with 6 Democratic cosponsors · See all 41 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 is called the Written Informed Consent Act. It directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update a specific Veterans Health Administration directive. The current directive is about informed consent for long-term opioid therapy for pain, dated May 13, 2020. The bill expands this directive to apply to additional types of medications. These added medications are antipsychotics, stimulants, antidepressants, anxiolytics, and narcotics.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +5

    Does this help veterans get medical care?

    The bill enhances veteran healthcare by expanding informed consent requirements for several categories of essential medications.

  • Scored +5

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

    The bill directly benefits veterans by ensuring they are fully informed about the various medications they may be prescribed.

  • Scored +5

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

    The bill improves veteran benefits by ensuring greater transparency and informed consent regarding medication treatments.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.