# 119-hr-5999: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.

119-hr-5999, To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5999
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**VA must provide opioid antagonists to veterans without a prescription.** The bill also removes the copayment requirement tied to furnishing those opioid antagonists under 38 U.S.C. 1722A(a)(4). - Veterans: They can receive opioid antagonists from the Department of Veterans Affairs without needing a prescription and without paying the copayment that previously applied. - Department of Veterans Affairs: The change creates a statutory obligation for the VA to furnish these opioid antagonists and to stop collecting the related copayment. The text is silent on funding, implementation steps, phase in periods, or sunsets.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No-prescription, no-copay overdose medicine for veterans: benefit, low. If enacted, VA would have to give veterans an opioid overdose reversal medicine without a prescription. VA would not charge a copay for it. This would apply when the medicine is furnished by VA to a veteran. The change would take effect upon enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-5999 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5999)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5999 (as of 2026-09-21).