# 115-hr-3832: Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act

115-hr-3832, Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3832
- Congress: 115
- Title: Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2017-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a national network of state-based prescription drug monitoring programs under which VA health care providers shall query such network to support the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances to patients who: (1) receive a prescription for a controlled substance for a period of 90 days or longer, and (2) are not receiving palliative care or enrolled in hospice care. Under such memorandum of understanding, VA health care providers practicing in: (1) a participating state shall query such network in accordance with the agreement between that state's prescription drug monitoring program and such network, and (2) a nonparticipating state shall query the network through the drug monitoring program of the closest participating state.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2017-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2017-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2017-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2017-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2017-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] (R-ME), 2017-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2017-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2017-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] (R-CA), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lewis, Jason [R-MN-2] (R-MN), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2017-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2017-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2017-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2017-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2017-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6] (R-GA), 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2018-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2018-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2018-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2018-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3832 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3832)

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