H.R. 4837
119th Congress
House
Written Informed Consent Act
Official title: 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.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 1, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 1, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Lobbying activity
30
- AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN
- DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
- NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Education, Dept of
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Cosponsors
38
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
R
Crane, Elijah
R
Moolenaar, John R.
R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
R
Yakym, Rudy
R
Baird, James R.
R
Gosar, Paul A.
R
DesJarlais, Scott
R
Harshbarger, Diana
D
Case, Ed
D
Costa, Jim
R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
R
Cammack, Kat
R
Kean, Thomas H.
R
Hamadeh, Abraham J.
R
King-Hinds, Kimberlyn
R
Van Orden, Derrick
R
Ciscomani, Juan
R
Kennedy, Mike
R
Barrett, Tom
R
Miller, Max L.
D
Davis, Donald G.
R
Edwards, Chuck
R
Guest, Michael
R
Harrigan, Pat
R
Lawler, Michael
R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
R
Stauber, Pete
R
Owens, Burgess
R
Fitzgerald, Scott
R
Grothman, Glenn
R
Barr, Andy
D
Fields, Cleo
R
Hill, J. French
R
Massie, Thomas
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
R
Bergman, Jack
R
Self, Keith
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4837: Written Informed Consent Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4837/
"H.R. 4837: Written Informed Consent Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4837/.
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