NOPAIN for Veterans Act

Sponsor: Shelley Moore Capito (Republican-WV)November 19, 2025

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

Veterans would get faster access to non-opioid pain medications through VA.

This bill would make sure veterans have more options for pain relief that aren't opioids. It would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to add certain non-opioid pain medications to its list of approved drugs within specific timeframes. This means veterans could get these important treatments sooner.

What Would Change

Right now, the VA does not have a set timeline for adding new non-opioid pain medications to its approved drug list. If this bill becomes law, the VA would be required to add FDA-approved non-opioid pain medications to its list. This must happen within one year of them becoming eligible for certain payments, or 18 months after FDA approval, whichever is sooner. This would ensure veterans get quicker access to these alternative pain treatments.

Key Provisions

Requires the VA to add FDA-approved non-opioid pain medications to its approved drug list within one year of payment eligibility or 18 months of FDA approval.
Defines "non-opioid pain management drug or biological product" as one approved by the FDA for pain relief that does not act on opioid receptors.
Blocks the use of money from the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund for these new requirements.
Requires the VA to carry out these new rules within 90 days if the bill becomes law.

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