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Titles (5)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Passed House

Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act

Short Titles as Reported to House

Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act

Short Titles as Introduced

Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Titles as Amended by House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for access by Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to State prescription drug monitoring programs.

Official Title as Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the executive director of a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under which Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (3)

Date Actions Overview
05/21/2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 2 (Roll no. 209).(text: CR H4250-4251)
05/18/2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-684.
09/26/2017Introduced in House

All Actions (18)

Date Chamber All Actions
05/22/2018SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
05/21/2018-7:17pmHouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
05/21/2018-7:17pmHouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05/21/2018-7:17pmHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 2 (Roll no. 209). (text: CR H4250-4251)
05/21/2018-7:09pmHouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4268-4269)
05/21/2018-3:25pmHouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
05/21/2018-3:20pmHouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3832.
05/21/2018-3:20pmHouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4250-4251)
05/21/2018-3:19pmHouseMr. Dunn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
05/18/2018HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527.
05/18/2018HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-684.
05/08/2018HouseSubcommittee on Health Discharged.
05/08/2018HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Action By: Committee on Veterans' Affairs
05/08/2018HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Action By: Committee on Veterans' Affairs
04/17/2018HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
Action By: House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health
09/26/2017HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Action By: Committee on Veterans' Affairs
09/26/2017HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
09/26/2017HouseIntroduced in House

Cosponsors (40)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]* 09/26/2017
Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]* 09/26/2017
Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]* 09/26/2017
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]* 09/26/2017
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] 10/02/2017
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] 10/03/2017
Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] 10/03/2017
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] 10/03/2017
Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] 10/03/2017
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] 10/04/2017
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] 10/04/2017
Rep. Lewis, Jason [R-MN-2] 10/04/2017
Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] 10/05/2017
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] 10/05/2017
Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] 10/10/2017
Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] 10/10/2017
Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] 10/10/2017
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] 10/10/2017
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] 10/11/2017
Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] 10/11/2017
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] 10/11/2017
Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] 10/11/2017
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] 10/12/2017
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] 10/12/2017
Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] 10/19/2017
Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] 10/23/2017
Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6] 11/06/2017
Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] 02/05/2018
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] 03/29/2018
Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] 04/10/2018
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] 04/16/2018
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] 04/18/2018
Rep. Marshall, Roger W. [R-KS-1] 04/25/2018
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] 04/25/2018
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] 04/25/2018
Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] 04/26/2018
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-18] 05/07/2018
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] 05/10/2018
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] 05/18/2018
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] 05/18/2018

Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Veterans' Affairs09/26/2017 Referred to
05/08/2018 Markup by
05/18/2018 Reported by H. Rept. 115-684
House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health09/26/2017 Referred to
04/17/2018 Hearings by
05/08/2018 Discharged from
Senate Veterans' Affairs05/22/2018 Referred to

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Subjects (6)


Latest Summary (3)

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Passed House amended (05/21/2018)

Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act

(Sec. 2) This bill permits any Department of Veterans Affairs licensed health care provider or provider delegate accessing data on behalf of such provider to query and receive data from the national network of state-based prescription drug monitoring programs to support the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances to patients who: (1) receive a prescription for a controlled substance, and (2) are not receiving palliative care or enrolled in hospice care.

Health care providers or delegates shall query the network in accordance with applicable Veterans Health Administration regulations and policies. No state may restrict providers or delegates from accessing the state's prescription drug monitoring program.

No state shall deny or revoke the license, registration, or certification of a licensed provider or delegate on the basis that such provider or delegate has queried or received network data.