H.R. 602 119th Congress House

SANE Act of 2025

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that sexual assault nurse examiners are employed at certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 22, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Burchett Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Assault and harassment offensesHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelMental health

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Sex offensesVeterans' medical care

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Mar 4, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 22, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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What's happening now March 4, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner in VA Hospitals Act of 2025 or the SANE Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to employ at each of its hospitals and urgent care facilities at least one sexual assault nurse examiner or a health care provider who is qualified to conduct a sexual assault forensic examination.

The bill also provides that after examining an individual for sexual assault, a VA health care provider must verbally refer the individual to mental health care services furnished by the VA in a VA hospital or by a non-VA provider under the Veterans Community Care Program if the wait time for services at a VA hospital exceeds 30 days.

In providing such duties related to sexual assault care, the VA must ensure that there is no reduction in, or negative effect on, the patient care responsibilities otherwise carried out by its employees.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 9

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9 filings
SENATE
9 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
8 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
8 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
8 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
8 filings
U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
8 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
8 filings

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Cosponsors 10