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HR1970Referred to Committee

Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-10
Introduced
50
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican · IA · Representative
Votes with party: 96.6% (530 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001215

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (50)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Chris Pappas (D-NH-1)Original· 2025-03-10
  • Jack Bergman (R-MI-1)· 2025-03-24
  • Nick LaLota (R-NY-1)· 2025-03-24
  • Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)· 2025-03-24
  • Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2)· 2025-04-01
  • Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)· 2025-04-28
  • Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3)· 2025-04-30
  • Laura Gillen (D-NY-4)· 2025-04-30
  • Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2025-05-05
  • Mike Rogers (R-AL-3)· 2025-05-05
  • Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5)· 2025-05-13
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2025-05-13
  • Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5)· 2025-05-20
  • Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2025-05-20
  • Jason Crow (D-CO-6)· 2025-06-10
  • Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3)· 2025-06-10
  • Burgess Owens (R-UT-4)· 2025-06-26
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)· 2025-07-10
  • Grace Meng (D-NY-6)· 2025-07-10
  • Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)· 2025-07-10
  • Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2)· 2025-07-10
  • Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9)· 2025-07-10
  • Pablo José Hernández (D-PR)· 2025-07-10
  • Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4)· 2025-07-10
  • Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)· 2025-07-10
  • Tom Barrett (R-MI-7)· 2025-07-10
  • Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)· 2025-07-16
  • Pete Stauber (R-MN-8)· 2025-08-05
  • Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3)· 2025-09-16
  • Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2)· 2025-09-17
  • Becca Balint (D-VT)· 2025-09-17
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-09-17
  • Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10)· 2025-09-17
  • Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15)· 2025-09-17
  • Susie Lee (D-NV-3)· 2025-10-24
  • April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6)· 2025-11-12
  • Nancy Mace (R-SC-1)· 2025-11-17
  • Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3)· 2025-12-03
  • Josh Riley (D-NY-19)· 2025-12-17
  • Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2)· 2025-12-19
  • Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9)· 2026-01-14
  • Julia Letlow (R-LA-5)· 2026-01-27
  • Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP)· 2026-02-11
  • Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)· 2026-02-24
  • Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8)· 2026-03-16
  • Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26)· 2026-04-13
  • John Joyce (R-PA-13)· 2026-04-16
  • Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)· 2026-04-16
  • Addison P. McDowell (R-NC-6)· 2026-04-30

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

2025-03-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-03-10

Previously

  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-10

Plain-English Summary

This bill would ensure that veterans have access to essential medications through the Department of Veterans Affairs, likely by expanding coverage or removing barriers to prescription drugs that veterans need for their health conditions. The legislation aims to make it easier for former military members to get the medicines their doctors prescribe without facing delays or denials from the VA system.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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