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S 3753 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Drug trafficking and controlled substances Health facilities and institutions Prescription drugs Veterans' medical care

VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act

Introduced: May 18, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 18, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each VA medical center with an on-site pharmacy or a law enforcement officer has a physical location where patients may dispose of controlled substances medications.

What's happening now May 18, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4817 Identical bill VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 4
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Dec 3, 2020
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 2, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 30, 2020
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Oct 5, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 10, 2020
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2020
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jun 3, 2020
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Young, Todd
Indiana · May 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3753: VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3753/
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"S. 3753: VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3753/.
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S. 3753, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3753/.
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