Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act
Sponsored By: Representative Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
In Committee
Summary
Creates a three-year VA pilot to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The pilot would run in two Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) and require treatment using FDA-approved devices or devices operating under an FDA investigational device exemption.
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The Impact:
- Veterans: Veterans diagnosed with TBI or PTSD would be eligible to receive HBOT through a VA-run pilot that lasts three years and is limited to two VISNs.
- Providers and facilities: HBOT must be delivered by providers described in 38 U.S.C. § 1703(c)(5) and by facilities accredited by the Joint Commission, the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, or a comparable accreditor.
- Funding: The bill creates a VA HBOT Fund in the Treasury to receive donations that pay for HBOT. Amounts in the Fund are available to the Secretary without a fiscal year limit and the Fund ends on a set termination date.
- Oversight and research: The Government Accountability Office must issue an updated report within one year assessing clinical trials since GAO-16-154 and covering the VA, the Department of Defense, and private entities.
- Pensions: It extends a statutory date tied to certain pension payment limits by moving the cutoff from November 30, 2031 to October 30, 2034.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Pilot oxygen therapy for injured veterans
This bill would create a three-year pilot to offer hyperbaric oxygen therapy to some veterans with TBI or PTSD. VA would run it in two selected regions and use authorized community care providers. Facilities must be accredited by the Joint Commission, the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, or a similar body. Devices must be FDA-approved or have an FDA investigational exemption. VA would pay only from a donation-funded oxygen therapy fund, which would end when the pilot ends.
VA pension rule date extended to 2034
This bill would move one date in VA pension law from November 30, 2031 to October 30, 2034. If your pension is covered by that rule, the rule would stay in place longer. The change would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Cosponsors
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Biggs (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2025
Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]
MP • R
Sponsored 3/11/2025
McDowell
NC • R
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Fedorchak
ND • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
UT • R
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Roll Call Votes
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