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H.R. 602

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 602, the SANE Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 22, 2025 by Rep. Tim Burchett (R) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Mar 4, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Record

Text

H.R. 602 has 10 co-sponsors.

hb602/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 602 IH: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner in VA Hospitals Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-22
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 602  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 22, 2025   Mr. Burchett  (for himself,  Mr. Kennedy of New York ,  Mrs. Luna ,  Mr. Moskowitz ,  Ms. Mace , and  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that sexual assault nurse examiners are employed at certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner in VA Hospitals Act of 2025   or the   SANE Act of 2025  .
2.
Qualifications of health care providers who perform sexual assault examinations at certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall employ, at each hospital and urgent care facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs—
(1)
at least one sexual assault nurse examiner; or
(2)
if the Secretary cannot so employ a sexual assault nurse examiner, a health care provider qualified to conduct a sexual assault forensic examination.
(b)
Mental health care referral
After examining an individual for sexual assault, a health care provider of the Department shall verbally refer the individual to mental health care services furnished by the Secretary—
(1)
in a hospital of the Department; or
(2)
pursuant to a Veterans Care Agreement under section 1703A of title 38, United States Code, if the wait time for services described in paragraph (1) exceeds 30 days.
(c)
Dedicated responsibilities
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that there is no reduction in, or negative effect on, the patient care responsibilities that are otherwise carried out by employees of the Department.
(d)
Definitions
In this section, the terms  sexual assault nurse examiner  and  sexual assault forensic examination  have the meanings given such terms in section 304(a) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 ( 34 U.S.C. 40723(a) ).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-22
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 22, 2025

hb602/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/22/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Tim Burchett (R) sponsors H.R. 602, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 602 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee
Health Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 4, 2025 · 143 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Jan 22, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 602 has taken 3 actions since Jan 22, 2025, the latest on Mar 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 4, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Health Subcommittee
Jan 22, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 602 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 602 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • SANE Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • SANE Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner in VA Hospitals Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that sexual assault nurse examiners are employed at certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 602 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND—New York11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
JOY ILEM114
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD112
CORNELIUS FLETCHER111
DAVID BOND111
JILL CANINO KALETA111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUNDEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND2025 first_quarter$260K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 602 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 602’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr602/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 602 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Assault and harassment offenses to Veterans' medical care.

hr602/subjects.txt
Assault and harassment offensesHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelMental healthSex offensesVeterans' medical care

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com