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US HB4509

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

7/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Greg Landsman

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires the VA Secretary to add FDA-approved non-opioid pain management drugs and biological products to the VA national formulary within one year of those products becoming eligible for temporary additional payment under Medicare
  • Mandates inclusion of non-opioid pain management products on the VA's drug standardization list
  • Defines "non-opioid pain management drug or biological product" as FDA-approved treatments that reduce post-operative pain or produce postsurgical/regional analgesia without acting on opioid receptors
  • Prohibits use of funds from the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund to implement these requirements
  • Requires the VA Secretary to implement the amendments within 90 days of enactment

Legislative Description

NOPAIN for Veterans Act

Armed forces and national security

Last Action

Subcommittee Hearings Held

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Subcommittee on Health12/19/2025
Veterans' Affairs7/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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