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HR 2671 107th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Ambulatory care Coinsurance Disabled Disabled veterans Drugs Health Prescription pricing Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to suspend for five years the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the copayment amount in effect for medication furnished by the…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to suspend for five years the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the copayment amount in effect for medication furnished by the Secretary on an outpatient basis for the treatment of service-connected disabilities.

Introduced: July 27, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 27, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 27, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, during the five-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, from exercising the authority to increase the current copayment for medication furnished to veterans on an outpatient basis for the treatment of non-service-connected disabilities or conditions. Provides that any increase in such copayment amount before that date shall not be in effect during such period.
What's happening now August 15, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 1, 2001
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 1, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2671: To amend title 38, United States Code, to suspend for five years the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the copayment amount in effect for medication furnished by the Secretary on an outpatient basis for the treatment of service-connected disabilities.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2671/
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"H.R. 2671: To amend title 38, United States Code, to suspend for five years the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the copayment amount in effect for medication furnished by the Secretary on an outpatient basis for the treatment of service-connected disabilities.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2671/.
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H.R. 2671, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2671/.
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[H.R. 2671: To amend title 38, United States Code, to suspend for five years the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the copayment amount in effect for medication furnished by the Secretary on an outpatient basis for the treatment of service-connected disabilities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2671/)
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