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HR 5337 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Military medicine Prescription drugs Veterans' medical care

Veteran Prescription Continuity Act

Introduced: May 26, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 26, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 26, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Prescription Continuity Act

This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish an individual who is transitioning from Department of Defense (DOD)- to VA-furnished medical treatment any pharmaceutical agent not included in the joint uniform formulary if a DOD health care provider determines that the pharmaceutical agent is critical for the transition.

The VA shall furnish an individual with such pharmaceutical agent: (1) beginning when the individual enrolls in the VA health care system, and (2) ending when a DOD health care provider determines that the individual does not require the pharmaceutical agent.

What's happening now June 13, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 9, 2016
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 6, 2016
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 26, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5337: Veteran Prescription Continuity Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5337/
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"H.R. 5337: Veteran Prescription Continuity Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5337/.
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H.R. 5337, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5337/.
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