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.
Sponsored By: Representative Conaway
In Committee
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).
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- 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.
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No-prescription, no-copay overdose medicine for veterans
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.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Conaway
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 11/10/2025
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 5/12/2026
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