Sen. Shaheen Introduces End Veterans Overdose Act to Provide Free Naloxone at VA Pharmacies
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Veterans enrolled in VA healthcare would gain free, no-prescription access to opioid overdose rescue medications like naloxone at VA pharmacies. This removes cost and bureaucratic barriers for veterans at risk of opioid overdose, a population disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis due to high rates of chronic pain and opioid prescriptions. Strong privacy protections ensure that picking up the medication cannot be used against them in employment or as evidence of drug use.
“The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make covered medications available at pharmacies of the Department of Veterans Affairs to any covered veteran or caregiver of a covered veteran at no charge and without a prescription.”
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Introduced in Senate
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
End Veterans Overdose Act of 2026
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