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PA HR157
Resolution
Status
3/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Zimmerman
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AI Summary
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Pennsylvania House Resolution urging U.S. Congress to pass H.R. 1947, the Treatment and Relief through Emerging and Accessible Therapy for PTSD Act, during the 119th Congress
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H.R. 1947 would direct the VA Secretary and Defense Secretary to provide stellate ganglion block (SGB) therapy to veterans and armed forces members with PTSD
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SGB involves injecting anesthetic on neck nerves controlling fight-or-flight response; the procedure has been performed since the 1920s and was first recognized as PTSD treatment in 2008
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VA estimates 23% of Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom veterans, 12% of Gulf War veterans, and 15% of Vietnam veterans have PTSD diagnoses, with only 40% finding relief from current treatments
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Resolution supported by Pennsylvania National Guard Associations, American Legion, and behavioral health clinicians; copies to be transmitted to the President, Congressional leadership, and Pennsylvania's Congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Urging the Congress of the United States to pass H.R. 1947, the Treatment and Relief through Emerging and Accessible Therapy for PTSD Act or similar legislation dealing with stellate ganglion block therapy to veterans and members of the armed forces of the United States with post-traumatic stress disorder, during the 119th United States Congress.
Last Action
Reported as amended
12/15/2025