U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8679: 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.
Status: In committee, May 7, 2026
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, May 7, 2026:
A BILL 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. SECTION 1. Transmission of opioid prescription history to Community Care provider (a) In general Section 1703C of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) The standards established under this subsection shall require the Secretary to transmit a history of opioid prescriptions contained in records of the Department regarding a covered veteran-- (A) to a non-Department health care provider through whom the Secretary furnishes health care, pursuant to section 1703 of this title, to such covered veteran; and (B) through a Third Party Administrator. . (b) Definitions Such section is further amended, in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (3) The term Third Party Administrator has the meaning given such term in section 1703B of this title. .
Sponsors
- Mike Collins (R, HD-010) · primary sponsor
- August Pfluger (R, HD-011)
- Morgan Luttrell (R, HD-008)
- Brian Babin (R, HD-036)
- James Baird (R, HD-004)
- Harold Rogers (R, HD-KY-5)
- Fuller, Clay (R)
- Pat Harrigan (R, HD-010)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB8679?
- HB8679 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): 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.
- What does HB8679 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB8679?
- In committee as of May 7, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (May 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8679?
- Mike Collins (R, HD-010), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB8679?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8679
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