# 119-hr-10037: Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act

119-hr-10037, Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10037
- Congress: 119
- Title: Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-08-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**Expand virtual-based opioid treatment access for veterans.** This bill would create a VA pilot using the Veterans Community Care Program to deliver medication-assisted treatment and same-visit behavioral counseling entirely by telehealth. - Covered veterans and their families would get outreach, a referral pipeline, and access to virtual programs that combine medication-assisted treatment and counseling. Programs must meet outcome-based benchmarks such as patient retention, toxicology compliance, patient-reported outcomes, and reduced emergency department use. - VA clinicians and peer-support specialists would be informed about community-care network virtual programs so they can refer patients who face barriers to in-person care. - An interagency task force with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Justice would coordinate the pilot, study societal barriers to treatment, and produce an initial report plus annual updates. The pilot would generally end two years after enactment unless the Secretary extends it based on demonstrated effectiveness.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More telehealth opioid care for veterans: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require VA to start a pilot within 180 days to expand virtual opioid treatment. The pilot would apply to veterans enrolled under 38 U.S.C. 1705 through the Veterans Community Care Program. Care would be fully virtual and combine same-visit, same-clinician behavioral couns…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10037 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10037)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10037 (as of 2026-09-25).