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NOPAIN for Veterans Act

USA119th CongressS-3209| Senate 
| Updated: 11/19/2025
Shelley Moore Capito

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (21)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James C. Justice (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Pete Ricketts (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation for Veterans Act," or NOPAIN for Veterans Act , aims to ensure veterans have access to non-opioid pain management options. It mandates the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include specific FDA-approved non-opioid pain management drugs or biological products in the Department's national formulary. These products are defined as those approved to reduce postoperative pain, produce postsurgical or regional analgesia, or treat acute pain, without acting upon the body's opioid receptors. The bill requires their inclusion in the formulary within one year of eligibility for certain Medicare payments or 18 months after FDA approval, whichever comes first. The Secretary must implement these amendments within 90 days of the Act's enactment, with a restriction that funds from the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund cannot be used.
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Timeline
Nov 19, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Nov 19, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 13, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-4509
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • November 19, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 19, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • January 13, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-4509
    Subcommittee Hearings Held

Armed Forces and National Security

NOPAIN for Veterans Act

USA119th CongressS-3209| Senate 
| Updated: 11/19/2025
The "Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation for Veterans Act," or NOPAIN for Veterans Act , aims to ensure veterans have access to non-opioid pain management options. It mandates the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include specific FDA-approved non-opioid pain management drugs or biological products in the Department's national formulary. These products are defined as those approved to reduce postoperative pain, produce postsurgical or regional analgesia, or treat acute pain, without acting upon the body's opioid receptors. The bill requires their inclusion in the formulary within one year of eligibility for certain Medicare payments or 18 months after FDA approval, whichever comes first. The Secretary must implement these amendments within 90 days of the Act's enactment, with a restriction that funds from the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund cannot be used.
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Timeline
Nov 19, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Nov 19, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 13, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-4509
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • November 19, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 19, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • January 13, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-4509
    Subcommittee Hearings Held
Shelley Moore Capito

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (21)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James C. Justice (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Pete Ricketts (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted