HR 1336 · introduced · significant
Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act
- veterans
What this bill does
- The VA will create a five-year pilot program offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injuries or PTSD.
- Veterans with traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder are eligible for this new treatment option.
- The program operates under the existing Veterans Community Care Program with no new funding mechanism specified.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would operating hyperbaric oxygen therapy through existing Veterans Community Care funding affect access to other VA services for non-TBI veterans?
- 02
What evidence from military or civilian medical research supports hyperbaric oxygen as an effective treatment for traumatic brain injury and PTSD?
- 03
Why does the bill establish a five-year pilot program rather than making hyperbaric oxygen therapy a permanent VA benefit if research supports its effectiveness?
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Sponsor · R-NC-3
Gregory F. Murphy
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
15/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-10-17
Joining the bill
Robert J. Wittman
R-VA-1 · original
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1 · original
Jennifer A. Kiggans
R-VA-2 · original
Nicole Malliotakis
R-NY-11 · original
Deborah K. Ross
D-NC-2 · original
Marilyn Strickland
D-WA-10 · original
Derrick Van Orden
R-WI-3 · original
Sheri Biggs
R-SC-3 · original
Josh Harder
D-CA-9
Addison P. McDowell
R-NC-6
Kimberlyn King-Hinds
R-MP
John R. Moolenaar
R-MI-2
+ 3 more
Legislative timeline
2025-10-17 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 296.
2025-10-17 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-344.
2025-10-17 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-344.
2025-05-06 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-03-25 · house · Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
2025-03-25 · house · Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-03-11 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-02-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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