Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8679

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.

Veterans Affairs: Sharing Opioid Records with Outside Doctors

2 months ago·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. It was recently introduced and has not yet been scheduled for a vote or further action. The bill is considered active as it waits for the committee to decide on its next steps.

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While veteran safety and opioid monitoring are popular topics, the bill currently lacks bipartisan cosponsors and is in the very early stages of the legislative process.

Key Points

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to share a veteran's history of opioid prescriptions with private doctors. This applies when a veteran gets care from a doctor outside the VA system through the Community Care program.
The goal is to make sure outside doctors know a veteran's full medication history before prescribing new drugs. This helps prevent dangerous drug interactions or over-prescribing of powerful painkillers.
The information would be sent through a third party company that manages VA health care networks. This ensures the data moves securely between the government and private clinics.
Veterans who use the Community Care program are most affected. They will have more coordinated care because their private doctors will have a clearer picture of the treatments they received at VA facilities.

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

May 7, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

May 7, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.

Bill NumberHR 8679

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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R: 7

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