HR 5999 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Drug therapy Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health care coverage and access Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.

Introduced: November 10, 2025 Introduced by: Conaway, Herbert C. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 14, 2026

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

May 14, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Apr 16, 2026

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Apr 16, 2026

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jan 13, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Nov 17, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Nov 10, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Nov 10, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now May 14, 2026

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

Cosponsors 4

Dexter, Maxine

Oregon · May 12, 2026

Stansbury, Melanie A.

New Mexico · May 12, 2026

Van Orden, Derrick

Wisconsin · Dec 10, 2025

Morrison, Kelly

Minnesota · Nov 10, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5999: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5999/

MLA

"H.R. 5999: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5999/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 5999, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5999/.

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[H.R. 5999: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5999/)