Direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.
H.R. 5999119th Congress

Direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.

Introduced in the HouseRep. Herbert Conaway (D-NJ-3)3 sections · 1 min read
Version: ih · Apr 20, 2026

(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):

Section 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.

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