About the bill
H.R. 1545 would require the VA to disclose information about any individual (veteran or non-veteran) who is prescribed medication by a VA employee or authorized non-VA provider, to a state-controlled substances monitoring program to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines.
Under current law, then VA providers prescribe a controlled substance, the VA is required to disclose this information to the appropriate state-controlled substance monitoring program. However, an inability to differentiate between dependents and other non-veterans leads the VA to only submit information on veteran patients, which leaves out approximately 10% of patients who may receive prescriptions from the VA.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 21, 2017
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 21, 2017.
11 Cosponsors (6 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Passes Six Veterans Bills Cosponsored by Shea-Porter”
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Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH1, 2017-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 24, 2017
“Rep. Gosar Continues to Support Veterans as House Passes Important Legislation”
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Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ9]
on May 24, 2017
“House Passes Seven Bills to Improve Standards at the VA”
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA1]
on May 26, 2017
History
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Mar 15, 2017
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Introduced
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Apr 6, 2017
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Considered by Health
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May 17, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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May 22, 2017
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Reported by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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May 23, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Nov 15, 2017
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Passed Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Nov 21, 2017
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 1545 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1545. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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