# 119-hr-72: TBI and PTSD Treatment Act

119-hr-72, TBI and PTSD Treatment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-72
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-72
- Congress: 119
- Title: TBI and PTSD Treatment Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injury or post‑traumatic stress disorder.** It directs that therapy be provided through health care providers authorized under the Veterans Community Care Program. - Veterans: Veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury or post‑traumatic stress disorder would be eligible to receive hyperbaric oxygen therapy through VA‑arranged community care providers. - VA and providers: The bill creates a statutory duty for VA to provide HBOT via providers described in 38 U.S.C. §1703(c)(5). It sets a legal requirement for delivery of care while leaving funding and implementation details unspecified.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans' TBI/PTSD: benefit, medium. If enacted, the VA would be required to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post‑traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). You would be able to get HBOT through a health care provider the VA is authorized to use under 38 U.S.C. 1703(c)(5). The…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7816: Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-71: Veterans Health Care Freedom Act
- 119-hres-888: Censuring and condemning Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removing her from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for conduct that reflects discredi…
- 119-hr-22: SAVE Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-72 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/72)

## Related
- [119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6225)
- [119-hr-7816: Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7816)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-71: Veterans Health Care Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-71)
- [119-hres-888: Censuring and condemning Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removing her from the Hou…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-888)
- [119-hr-22: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-22)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-72 (as of 2025-12-21).