H.R. 4509 · 119th Congress

NOPAIN for Veterans Act

Introduced on Jul 17, 2025 by Greg Landsman (D-OH-1). 35 cosponsors, 10 of them from another party. Latest action (Jan 13, 2026): Subcommittee Hearings Held

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 17, 2025
Cosponsors
35
10 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs furnishes certain non-opioid pain medications to veterans, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Prescription drugs
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Greg LandsmanD-OH-1Sponsor

Democrats · 25

Republicans · 10

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 17, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jul 17, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jul 17, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Dec 19, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Jan 13, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Baker Hughes Company4 reports
    $440K reported (all issues)
  2. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS4 reports
    $627.8K reported (all issues)
  3. Fleet Reserve Association4 reports
    $480K reported (all issues)
  4. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA3 reports
    $307.5K reported (all issues)
  5. Air Force Sergeants Association2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  6. American Psychological Association Services Inc.(FKA American Psychological Assn2 reports
    $920K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION$710.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  7. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING1 report
    $80K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.