VA starts two-year test of video opioid treatment for veterans.
H.R. 10037 — Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act · Filed by Deborah Ross (D-NC) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 3, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Department of Veterans Affairs to run a pilot program. The program lets veterans get opioid treatment through video calls instead of in person. The VA will train doctors and set up referral networks. The VA will remove barriers to care. The VA must study how well the program works. The VA must report to Congress each year. After two years, the program can be extended if it works.
Who it affects
Veterans with opioid use disorder can get treatment from home through video calls. The program does not cost veterans extra money or take away their current care.
One thing to notice
The program lasts only two years. It can be extended only if the VA decides it works.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Aug 3, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 3, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- pilot program — A small test of a new idea to see if it works before doing it everywhere.
- opioid use disorder — A medical condition where a person cannot control their use of opioid drugs.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,166 characters) on Aug 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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