Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5999
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.
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Introduced 2025-11-10Topic: veterans military · health care · public healthSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to give an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription. An opioid antagonist is a drug, such as naloxone, used to reverse an opioid overdose. The bill would add this requirement as a new section of federal veterans law. It would also change an existing section of law on VA copayments for medications, and the bill's title states the goal is to provide the drug without a copayment.
Sponsors
- Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. Democrat sponsor
- 4 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | refer |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. | refer |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2025-11-17 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | refer |
| 2025-11-10 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-11-10 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-11-10 | Introduced in House | introduce |