Will establish a two-year VA pilot program through the Veterans Community Care Program to connect eligible veterans with opioid use disorder to qualified community-based virtual opioid treatment providers when VA facilities cannot provide timely care.

Deborah K. Ross · North Carolina · Democratic

policy impact 0.60 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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The legislation would direct the VA to establish a two-year pilot program through the Veterans Community Care Program to connect eligible veterans with qualified virtual opioid treatment providers when VA facilities cannot provide timely care.

Ross's bill would create a VA pilot program expanding virtual opioid treatment access for eligible veterans when VA facilities cannot provide timely care.

Ross, Miller, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Virtual Opioid Treatment for Veterans | Press Releases | Representative Deborah Ross
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Evidence

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Status: Introduced on August 3 2026; action: referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs; pending in that committee.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest legislative status located remains committee referral, with no enactment, House passage, Senate passage, or VA implementation shown as of the September 3-5, 2026 lookback search. This means the exact pilot program has not been established yet, though Ross sponsored a matching bill.

unresolved same_term A for effort

US HB10037 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress | LegiScan
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Ross announced the Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act, described as creating a VA pilot for community-based virtual OUD treatment when VA care is not timely.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Ross took concrete action by introducing bipartisan legislation that matches the commitment's substance, including a two-year VA pilot through community care. Because the source describes proposed legislation rather than an enacted program, it supports continued unresolved status with a clear effort badge.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Ross, Miller, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Virtual Opioid Treatment for Veterans | Press Releases | Representative Deborah Ross
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Ross introduced H.R. 10037, the Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act, which closely matches the promised two-year VA pilot through the Veterans Community Care Program for eligible veterans with opioid use disorder when timely VA care is unavailable. However, the bill remains introduced/referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee with no enactment or VA implementation shown, so the promised pilot has not yet been established. Because she materially advanced matching legislation during her current federal term and it is still pending, this is unresolved rather than delivered or failed.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%