# 119-s-862: HBOT Access Act of 2025

119-s-862, HBOT Access Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-15).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-862
- As of: 2026-05-15
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-862
- Congress: 119
- Title: HBOT Access Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-15

## Summary

**Expand access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans.** This bill would authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder who have used at least two evidence-based treatments and frames the change as a response to high veteran suicide rates and a need for non-drug, non-invasive options.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans: benefit, medium. If enacted, the VA would be required to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to eligible veterans. Eligibility would be limited to veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder. You would need to have tried at least two evidence-based treatments for the condition first. The bi…

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- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-862 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/862)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-862 (as of 2026-05-15).