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HR 1717 107th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Drugs Health Physicians Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 3, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 5, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish to a veteran such drugs and medicines as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physician in the treatment of any illness or injury of such veteran. (Currently, other requirements must be met before such veterans will be furnished drugs and medicines on private practitioner prescriptions.)
What's happening now June 5, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 5, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1717: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1717/
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"H.R. 1717: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1717/.
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H.R. 1717, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1717/.
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[H.R. 1717: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1717/)
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