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H.R. 1107 · 119th Congress

Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025

Introduced Feb 6, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summary

Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025

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.

Actions

  1. Senate

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

  2. House

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4279)

  5. Passed/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)

  6. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1107.

  7. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4279)

  8. House

    Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  9. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 179.

  10. House

    Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-221.

  11. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  12. House

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Show 5 earlier actions
  1. House

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  2. House

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  3. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  4. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  5. Introduced in House