3.0.0 6997 2023-01-11T13:42:50Z 2023-01-11T13:42:50Z House HR 2020-05-22 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 97 (Friday, May 22, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROY:H.R. 6997.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2278]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2020-09-30T16:41:48Z Referred to 2020-05-22T15:05:45Z 2020-09-30 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2020-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000614 Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] Chip Roy R TX 21 N B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2020-05-22 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2020-05-22 True S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2020-05-22 True N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2020-05-22 True B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2020-05-22 True H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2020-05-22 True G000590 Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] Mark Green R TN E. 7 2020-05-22 True P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] Scott Perry R PA 10 2020-05-22 True L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2020-06-08 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2020-09-30 False Armed Forces and National Security Emergency medical services and trauma care Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Prescription drugs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-05-22 Introduced in House 2020-07-10T16:11:58Z Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for prescriptions written by an eligible health care provider during a public health emergency (as declared by the Department of Health and Human Services) for up to a 90-day supply of drugs.

Under the bill, Veterans Community Care Program providers or providers who are eligible to enter into Veterans Care Agreements are considered eligible health care providers.

]]> Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act Display Title Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the supply of prescription drugs for which the Secretary pays for veterans during a public health emergency. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6997ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6997ih.xml 2020-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.