HR 1545
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health information and medical records
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care
VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017
Introduced: March 15, 2017
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2017
Became Public Law No: 115-86.
Nov 21, 2017
Signed by President.
Nov 17, 2017
Presented to President.
Nov 16, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 15, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 15, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 15, 2017
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7267)
Nov 15, 2017
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7267)
May 24, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 23, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 23, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4473)
May 23, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4473)
May 23, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1545.
May 23, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4473-4475)
May 23, 2017
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 22, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 93.
May 22, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-144.
May 17, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 6, 2017
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Mar 29, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 15, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose information about an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by a VA employee or by a non-VA provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the VA (currently, about a veteran or the dependent of a veteran) to a state controlled substance monitoring program to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 115-86.
Committees of jurisdiction
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