Bill · S. 3758· Senate(119-S-3758)
End Veterans Overdose Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 2/2/2026
- Last activity
- 3/18/2026 — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Sponsored by
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "End Veterans Overdose Act of 2026" directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide opioid overdose rescue medications to veterans and their caregivers. These medications, such as naloxone, are to be available at Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies at no charge and without a prescription. The bill requires that recipients also receive drug information regarding the medication's use. It establishes strict rules on how personally identifiable information can be collected and used. Additionally, the Secretary must submit an initial report to Congress after two years and an annual report thereafter.
Yes· 3 of 6
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+10
The bill directly increases the availability of life-saving overdose rescue medications to veterans and their caregivers at no cost.
Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?+10
The bill provides free, no-prescription access to opioid overdose rescue medications like naloxone for veterans and their caregivers.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+8
The bill expands access to life-saving overdose reversal medication for veterans and their caregivers at no cost.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Access to Life-Saving Medication: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must make covered medications, such as naloxone, available to covered veterans and their caregivers at no charge and without a prescription (Section 2(a)). This provides direct access to rescue medications during an overdose.
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Educational Support: The Secretary is required to ensure that any person receiving a covered medication also receives drug information on how to use it (Section 2(b)). This ensures that those receiving the medication understand its application.
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Privacy Protections: The bill limits the collection of personally identifiable information to only what is needed for prescribing the medication, and restricts its use to delivering, evaluating, and enhancing health care quality (Section 2(c)(1)).
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Protection Against Misuse of Information: The Secretary is prohibited from using collected personally identifiable information to prevent a veteran from employment, or as evidence of a history of drug use or addiction (Section 2(c)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated 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.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+10Good For Low Income Households+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+7Improves Government Transparency+5
- Healthcare
- Improves Opioid Crisis Response+10
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+8
- 3/18/2026
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2/2/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Mike CrapoRepublican · Idaho