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H.R. 1107

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 1107, the Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 6, 2025 by Rep. Steve Womack (R) with 28 co-sponsors. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on Sep 16, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 1107 has 28 co-sponsors.

hb1107/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 1107 EH: Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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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. 1107
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver, distribute, or dispense to veterans certain controlled medications via telemedicine under certain conditions, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025  .
2.
Delivery, distribution, and dispensation of controlled medications by covered Department of Veterans Affairs health care professionals via telemedicine
Subchapter III of  chapter 17  of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):
1730D.
Delivery, distribution, and dispensation of controlled medications via telemedicine
(a)
In general
Pursuant to section 1730C of this title and subject to the requirements of title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ), a covered health care professional may use telemedicine to deliver, distribute, or dispense to a patient eligible to receive medical treatment under this chapter a controlled substance that is a prescription drug as determined under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. ) regardless of whether such covered health care professional has conducted an in-person medical examination of such patient if—
(1)
such covered health care professional is—
(A)
authorized to prescribe the basic class of such controlled substance under an active, current, full, and unrestricted State license, registration, or certification; and
(B)
acting in the usual course of professional practice; and
(2)
such substance is delivered, distributed, or dispensed for a legitimate medical purpose.
(b)
Regulations
The Secretary shall establish in regulations guidelines and a process for the delivery, distribution, and dispensation of a controlled substance pursuant to subsection (a).
(c)
Rule of construction
Nothing in this section may be construed to remove, limit, or otherwise affect any obligation of a covered health care professional under the Controlled Substances Act.
(d)
Definitions
 In this section:
(1)
The terms  controlled substance ,  deliver ,  dispense , and  distribute  have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act, respectively.
(2)
The term  covered health care professional  means—
(A)
a health care professional who—
(i)
is an employee of the Department appointed under section 7306, 7401, 7405, 7406, or 7408 of this title or under title 5;
(ii)
is not a contractor of the Department;
(iii)
is authorized by the Secretary to provide health care under this chapter;
(iv)
is required to adhere to all standards for quality relating to the provision of health care in accordance with applicable policies of the Department;
(v)
has an active, current, full, and unrestricted license, registration, or certification or meet qualification standards set forth by the Secretary within a specified time frame; and
(vi)
with respect to a health care profession listed under section 7402(b) of this title, has the qualifications for such profession as set forth by the Secretary; and
(B)
a health professions trainee who—
(i)
is appointed under section 7405 of this title; and
(ii)
is under the clinical supervision of a health care professional described in subparagraph (A).
 .
     Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-02-06
  2. Passed House2025-09-15
  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 Feb 6, 2025

hb1107/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/06/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Steve Womack (R) sponsors H.R. 1107, and 28 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1107 went before 3 committees: Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs and Health Subcommittee.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Sep 16, 2025
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Reported By · Jul 29, 2025 · 285 Bills
Health Subcommittee
Health Subcommittee
Reported by · Mar 25, 2025 · 143 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 1107, the latest H. Rept. 119-221.

  • H. Rept. 119-221 — PROTECTING VETERAN ACCESS TO TELEMEDICINE SERVICES ACT OF 2025

Actions

H.R. 1107 has taken 17 actions since Feb 6, 2025, the latest on Sep 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 16, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Sep 15, 202515:44
House
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 15, 202515:44
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4279)
Sep 15, 202515:44
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1107.
Sep 15, 202515:53
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4279)

Votes

H.R. 1107 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1107 goes by 8 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver, distribute, or dispense to veterans certain controlled medications via telemedicine under certain conditions, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver, distribute, or dispense to veterans certain controlled medications via telemedicine under certain conditions, and for other purposes — Official Titles as Amended by House
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain heath care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver, distribute, or dispense to veterans certain controlled medications via telemedicine under certain conditions, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 1107, the latest on Jun 6, 2025.

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 26 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1107 in 18 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, Budget/Appropriations, Medicare/Medicaid, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION16—
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 26.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABIGAIL GRIFFIN116
BROOKE TRAINUM116
DANIEL STANFORD116
HEATHER ANSLEY116
JEREMY VILLANUEVA116
JON RETZER116
JULIE HOWELL116
MAUREEN MAGUIRE116
MIKAEL TROUBH116
MORGAN BROWN116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
REBECCA KILMER116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
DANA DORAN115
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
ANTHONYA JAMES114
JOY ILEM114
LISA ELIJAH114

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$392K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$263.7K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$221.4K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$205.8K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$166.8K1st 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
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$137.4K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$89.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$88.6K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$87.2K4th Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$87.2K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1107 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1107’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr1107/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. 1107 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Health care coverage and access to Veterans' medical care.

hr1107/subjects.txt
Health care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesPrescription drugsVeterans' medical care

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1107, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WOMACK:H.R. 1107.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18:To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any other Department or Officer thereof.[Page H557]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com