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HR 6997 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Emergency medical services and trauma care Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Prescription drugs Veterans' medical care

Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act

Introduced: September 30, 2020 Introduced by: Roy, Chip Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 22, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for prescriptions written by an eligible health care provider during a public health emergency (as declared by the Department of Health and Human Services) for up to a 90-day supply of drugs.

Under the bill, Veterans Community Care Program providers or providers who are eligible to enter into Veterans Care Agreements are considered eligible health care providers.

What's happening now September 30, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 7
Gohmert, Louie
· Sep 30, 2020
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · May 22, 2020
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · May 22, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 22, 2020
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · May 22, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · May 22, 2020
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · May 22, 2020
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · May 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6997: Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6997/
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"H.R. 6997: Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6997/.
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H.R. 6997, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6997/.
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