US Congress House Bill 5337 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Introduced on May 26 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veteran Prescription Continuity Act This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish an individual who is transitioning from Department of Defense (DOD)- to VA-furnished medical treatment any pharmaceutical agent not included in the joint uniform formulary if a DOD health care provider determines that the pharmaceutical agent is critical for the transition. The VA shall furnish an individual with such pharmaceutical agent: (1) beginning when the individual enrolls in the VA health care system, and (2) ending when a DOD health care provider determines that the individual does not require the pharmaceutical agent.

Veteran Prescription Continuity Act

Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-05-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-05-26	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5337/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5337/BILLS-114hr5337ih.pdf