HR 693 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Veterans Medication Accessibility Act

Introduced Feb 9, 2005 Originated House Sponsor G. K. Butterfield D-NC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 4, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 9, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Medication Accessibility Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish to a veteran such drugs and medicines as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physician in the treatment of any illness or injury of such veteran. (Currently, other requirements must be met before such veterans will be furnished drugs and medicines on private practitioner prescriptions.)

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2005 to Mar 2, 2006.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDChris Van HollenMar 1, 2005
D-HIEd CaseMar 1, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Mar 1, 2005
R-FLKatherine HarrisMar 1, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensMar 1, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerMar 1, 2005
D-VARick BoucherMar 14, 2005
D-PARobert A. BradyMar 14, 2005
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Mar 14, 2005
D-ILRahm EmanuelApr 5, 2005
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterSep 13, 2005
D-MABarney FrankMar 2, 2006

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 9, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Feb 9, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 9, 2005Introduced in House

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