# 119-hr-602: SANE Act of 2025

119-hr-602, SANE Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-602
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-602
- Congress: 119
- Title: SANE Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Sexual assault exam access at VA: benefit, medium. 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 ca…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hres-1511: Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of t…
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hres-23: Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution

## Sources
- [119-hr-602 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/602)

## Related
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hres-1511: Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1511)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hres-23: Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-23)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-602 (as of 2026-04-21).