# 114-hr-5337: Veteran Prescription Continuity Act

114-hr-5337, Veteran Prescription Continuity Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5337
- Congress: 114
- Title: Veteran Prescription Continuity Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-05-26
- Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
- 114-hr-4336: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose serv…
- 114-hr-4298: Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5337 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5337)

## Related
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5980)
- [114-hr-4336: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4336)
- [114-hr-4298: Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5337 (as of 2025-11-18).