H.R. 1970
119th Congress
House
Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse State homes for the cost of, or to furnish to State homes, cert… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse State homes for the cost of, or to furnish to State homes, certain costly medications provided to veterans who receive nursing home care in such State homes, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Lobbying activity
22
- PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
- DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
- DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
- FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION
- DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
- PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Veterans Employment & Training Service
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
Cosponsors
53
R
Strong, Dale W.
R
Van Orden, Derrick
R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
R
McDowell, Addison P.
R
Joyce, John
R
Kelly, Mike
D
Kennedy, Timothy M.
R
Bresnahan, Robert P.
D
Goldman, Daniel S.
R
King-Hinds, Kimberlyn
R
Letlow, Julia
R
McClain, Lisa C.
D
Goodlander, Maggie
D
Riley, Josh
R
Kennedy, Mike
R
Mace, Nancy
D
McClain Delaney, April
D
Lee, Susie
D
Balint, Becca
R
De La Cruz, Monica
R
Hinson, Ashley
D
Strickland, Marilyn
D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
D
Conaway, Herbert C.
R
Stauber, Pete
R
Malliotakis, Nicole
R
Barrett, Tom
R
Feenstra, Randy
D
Golden, Jared F.
R
Hageman, Harriet M.
D
Hernández, Pablo Jose
D
Kaptur, Marcy
D
Magaziner, Seth
D
Meng, Grace
D
Pingree, Chellie
R
Owens, Burgess
D
Crow, Jason
R
Nunn, Zachary
D
Bynum, Janelle S.
D
Harder, Josh
R
Lawler, Michael
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
D
Davis, Donald G.
R
Rogers, Mike D.
D
Gillen, Laura
D
Scholten, Hillary J.
D
Tlaib, Rashida
R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
R
Bergman, Jack
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1970: Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1970/
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