Bill · H.R. 8679· House(119-HR-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.
- Introduced
- 5/7/2026
- Last activity
- 5/7/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Mike Collins
- Cosponsors
- - 7 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill proposes an amendment to title 38 of the United States Code. It aims to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid prescriptions. This information would be sent to Community Care health care providers. The transmission can occur through a non-Department health care provider or through a Third Party Administrator.
Yes
Does this help veterans get medical care?+5
The bill improves veteran healthcare by ensuring community care providers have access to a veteran's opioid prescription history.
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+5
The bill benefits veterans by ensuring their community healthcare providers are informed of their opioid prescription history.
Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?+4
The bill supports the opioid crisis response by facilitating the transmission of prescription histories to prevent potential issues with medication management.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Information Sharing: The bill requires the Secretary to transmit a history of opioid prescriptions to a non-Department healths care provider through whom the Secretary furnishes health care (Section 1.a.8.A). This ensures that community providers have access to a veteran's prescription history.
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Streamlined Data Transmission: The history can be transmitted through a Third Party Administrator (Section 1.a.8.B). This provides a specific mechanism for sharing these medical records with relevant healthcare entities.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Veterans Healthcare+5Improves Opioid Crisis Response+4
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+5
- 5/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/7/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Brian BabinRepublican · Texas
James BairdRepublican · Indiana
Clay FullerRepublican · Georgia
Pat HarriganRepublican · North Carolina
Morgan LuttrellRepublican · Texas
August PflugerRepublican · Texas
Harold RogersRepublican · Kentucky