SANE Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TN District 2 · R-TN
10 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - NY District 26 · D-NY
U.S. Representative - FL District 13 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - FL District 23 · D-FL
U.S. Representative - SC District 1 · R-SC
U.S. Representative - NC District 1 · D-NC
U.S. Representative - MI District 8 · D-MI
U.S. Representative - NV District 3 · D-NV
U.S. Representative - NY District 3 · D-NY
U.S. Representative - VA District 7 · D-VA
Member of Congress · D-NJ
Roll-call vote
The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 602 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| Policy Area | Armed Forces and National Security |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 22, 2025 |
| Latest Action | March 4, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 10 · House vote — · — views |