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HR 129 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Military facilities and property Prescription drugs

To require the Secretary of Defense to ensure drop boxes are maintained on military installations for the deposit of unused prescription drugs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 9, 2023 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 9, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Defense to ensure there is an accessible drop box on each military installation for members of the Armed Forces (and family members) to deposit unused prescription drugs.

What's happening now January 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 1, 2024
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Feb 6, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· Jan 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 129: To require the Secretary of Defense to ensure drop boxes are maintained on military installations for the deposit of unused prescription drugs, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-129/
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"H.R. 129: To require the Secretary of Defense to ensure drop boxes are maintained on military installations for the deposit of unused prescription drugs, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-129/.
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H.R. 129, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-129/.
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[H.R. 129: To require the Secretary of Defense to ensure drop boxes are maintained on military installations for the deposit of unused prescription drugs, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-129/)
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