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Legislative Hearing on: Discussion Draft, Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act; Discussion Draft, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act; Discussion... Show more

Date & Time: March 11, 2025

Location: Cannon House Office Building, Room 360

Chamber: House

Health Subcommittee

Status: Scheduled

Congress: 119

Video

Witnesses (16)

The Honorable Jack Bergman

Member of Congress

The Honorable Gregory Murphy

Member of Congress

The Honorable Steve Womack

Member of Congress

The Honorable Don Bacon

Member of Congress

The Honorable Lauren Underwood

Member of Congress

The Honorable Christopher Deluzio

Member of Congress

Dr. Thomas O'Toole

Deputy Assistant Undersecretary for Health for Clinical Services

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Dr. Antoinette Shappell

Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient Services

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Truth Statement

Dr. Thomas Emmendorfer

Pharmacy Benefits Management

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Truth Statement

Dr. Jeffrey Gold

President

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University of Nebraska System

Truth Statement

Dr. Andrew Kozminski

Medical Director of Hyperbaric Medicine

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University of Iowa Health Care

Truth Statement

President

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National Association of State Veterans Homes

Truth Statement

Deputy National Legislative Director for Health

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Disabled American Veterans

Truth Statement

President

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Veterans Trust

Truth Statement

Mr. Brian Dempsey

Director of Government Affairs

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Wounded Warrior Project

Truth Statement

The Honorable Sylvia Garcia

Member of Congress

Documents

Official Transcripts

Final Printed Hearing

Supporting Materials

H.R. 1971, To amend title 38, United States Code, to include adaptive prostheses and terminal devices for sports and other recreational activities in the medical services furnished to eligible veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Rep. Miller-Meeks)

Discussion Draft, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to report on certain funding shortfalls in the Department of Veterans Affairs

H.R. 1969, To amend and reauthorize the Staff Sergeant Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Rep. Miller-Meeks)

Discussion Draft, to designate Regional Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Care Coordinators to expand the work of the Breast and Gynecologic Oncology System of Excellence at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Discussion Draft, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder (Rep. Murphy)

Statement for the Record - Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute

H.R. 1970, To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse State homes for the cost of, or to furnish to State homes, certain costly medications provided to veterans who receive nursing home care in such State homes, and for other purposes (Rep. Miller-Meeks

Statement for the Record - Paralyzed Veterans of America

Document for the Record - Rep. Murphy

Discussion Draft, To amend title 38, Untied States Code, to authorize certain health care professional 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 (Rep. Womack)

H.R.217, CHIP IN for Veterans Act (Rep. Bacon)

H.R.658, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration (Rep. Brownley)

Discussion Draft, To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Affairs for medicines relating to preventive health services, and for other purposes (Rep. Underwood)

Discussion Draft, To amend title 39, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to furnish to certain individuals items used for the secure storage of firearms, and for other purposes (Rep. Deluzio)

Statement for the Record - American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

H.R. 1972, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the period during which the referral of a veteran, made by a health care provider of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to a non-Department provider, for care or services under the Community Care Program of such Department, remains valid (Rep. Miller-Meeks)

Statement for the Record - AFGE

Statement for the Record - Trajector Medical

Additional Information

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Last Updated: 2025-10-10 19:49:00

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