Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 by Rep. Steve Womack
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill permanently authorizes certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care professionals to use telemedicine to deliver, distribute, or dispense controlled substances that are prescription drugs to patients who are eligible for VA health care, regardless of whether the health care professional has conducted an in-person medical examination. The health care professional must be (1) authorized to prescribe the basic class of such controlled substance under an active, current, full, and unrestricted license or certification; (2) acting in the usual course of professional practice; and (3) delivering, distributing, or dispensing the substance for a legitimate medical purpose.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Sep 16, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 15, 2025The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4279)
- Sep 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4279-4280: 1)
- Sep 15, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1107.
- Sep 15, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4279)
- Sep 15, 2025Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 29, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 179.
- Jul 29, 2025Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-221.
- May 6, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 25, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Mar 25, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 12, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Mar 11, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 6, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House