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119-hr-602119th CongressWALLET

SANE Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

In Committee

Summary

Requires a sexual assault nurse examiner at every VA hospital and urgent care facility. The bill would also require verbal referral to VA mental health services after a sexual assault exam and allow a qualified health care provider to perform the forensic exam if a nurse examiner is not available.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Sexual assault exam access at VA

The bill would require each VA hospital and VA urgent care to have at least one sexual assault nurse examiner. If VA cannot hire one, a qualified provider for sexual assault forensic exams would be required instead. After an exam, the provider would have to verbally refer you to VA mental health care; if the wait is over 30 days, the referral could go to a Veterans Care Agreement provider. VA would have to do this without reducing other patient care and would use federal definitions for who counts and what exams qualify. These rules would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

TN • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 1/31/2025

  • Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 4/3/2025

  • Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/9/2025

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/26/2025

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/2/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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