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H.R. 5465 (110th)

Military Pain Care Act of 2008

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Introduced

14 February 2008

Last action

29 February 2008 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Sponsors

Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13], Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare · Defence

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Summary

Military Pain Care Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services and the Surgeon General of the United States to develop and implement a pain care initiative in all military health care facilities. Requires the initiative to ensure that all active and retired military personnel and dependents receiving treatment in military health care facilities: (1) are assessed for pain at the time of admission or initial treatment, and periodically thereafter, using a professionally recognized pain assessment tool or process; and (2) receive appropriate pain care consistent with recognized means for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic pain, including, as appropriate, access to specialty pain management services. Requires: (1) Department of Defense (DOD) contracts for medical care for military retirees, dependents, and survivors to include the provision of appropriate care for the treatment of pain; and (2) a Comptroller General study on the adequacy of pain care in DOD health care facilities, services, and programs.

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Timeline

  1. 14 February 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 February 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 February 2008

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 29 February 2008

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

    Source: Committee

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