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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3314
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 2, 2025Mr. Sheehy (for himself and Mr. Tuberville) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand a directive of the Veterans Health Administration regarding informed consent to apply to certain types of medications.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Written Informed Consent Act.
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Expansion of certain directive of the Veterans Health Administration regarding informed consent to apply to certain types of medications
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update directive 1005 of the Veterans Health Administration, dated May 13, 2020, and titled Informed Consent for Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Pain, to apply to the following types of medications:
(1) Antipsychotics.
(2) Stimulants.
(3) Antidepressants.
(4) Anxiolytics.
(5) Narcotics.