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HR 4279 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health information and medical records Military personnel and dependents Prescription drugs Veterans' medical care

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain information to State controlled substance monitoring programs.

Introduced: December 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 12, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Dec 16, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (CR H9378)
Dec 16, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (which currently is simply authorized) to disclose information about a veteran or dependent to a state controlled substance monitoring program to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines.

What's happening now January 12, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 2
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Feb 12, 2016
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 2, 2016
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 12, 2016
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 11, 2016
Knight, Stephen
· Jan 11, 2016
Messer, Luke
· Jan 11, 2016
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jan 11, 2016
Walters, Mimi
· Jan 11, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4279: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain information to State controlled substance monitoring programs.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4279/
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