HR 709
108th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Drugs
Health
Physicians
Veterans' medical care
Veterans Prescription Access Improvement Act
Introduced: February 11, 2003
Introduced by:
Wicker, Roger F.
Republican
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 11, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veterans Prescription Access Improvement Act - 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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