S. 4220 119th Congress Senate

Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish within the Veterans Health Administration an Office of Novel Therapeutics, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 26, 2026 Introduced by: Tim Sheehy Republican · Montana See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAlternative treatmentsCongressional oversight

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Department of Veterans AffairsDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug therapyGovernment studies and investigationsVeterans' medical care

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Apr 29, 2026

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 26, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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What's happening now April 29, 2026

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Hearings & markups 1

Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensa…
Open Hearing Apr 29, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT · Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 13

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

TSG ADVOCATES DC, LLC
for SANA HEALTH · Colorado · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.
for IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INC · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN, P.C.
for BRAINFUTURES · Maryland · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
13 filings
SENATE
13 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
9 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
5 filings
Veterans Employment & Training Service
5 filings
Administration on Aging
3 filings
AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation
3 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 3

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Mar 26, 2026

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Mar 26, 2026

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Mar 26, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4220: Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4220/

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"S. 4220: Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4220/.

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S. 4220, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4220/.

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