VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act
Latest action · May 18, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each VA medical center with an on-site pharmacy or a law enforcement officer has a physical location where patients may dispose of controlled substances medications.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2020 to Dec 3, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | May 18, 2020 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Jun 3, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Sep 16, 2020 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Oct 5, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Nov 30, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Dec 1, 2020 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Dec 2, 2020 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Dec 3, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 18, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 18, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4817 | VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act | Identical bill | Nov 8, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2020Introduced in Senate
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