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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5999 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 1st Session 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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 10, 2025

Mr. Conaway (for himself and Ms. Morrison) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROVISION BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST TO A VETERAN.

(a) Requirement.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and amending the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): ``Sec. 1720M. Opioid antagonists. ``The Secretary shall furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription.''. (b) Elimination of Copayment.--Section 1722A of such title is amended, in subsection (a)(4), by striking all that follows ``veteran'' and inserting a period. <all>