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H.R. 4817: VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act

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H.R. 4817: VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-10-23 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-10-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act

Plain summary

VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each VA medical center with an on-site pharmacy or a law enforcement officer has a physical location where patients may dispose of controlled substances medications.

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Official text

VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] · 63 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Jim Banks (R-IN), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Mike Bost (R-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Ed Case (D-HI), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Don Bacon (R-NE), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Chris Pappas (D-NH), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), James Comer (R-KY), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and 3 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] reported raising $604,800 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr4817 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116