United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 240 (108th)
Veterans Prescription Drug Equity Act
Introduced
8 January 2003
Last action
20 February 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Veterans Prescription Drug Equity Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish prescription drugs ordered by a duly licensed physician or other health-care professional to a veteran if: (1) the veteran has made an appointment to see a Department of Veterans Affairs physician for the sole purpose of obtaining a prescription for the treatment of any illness or injury; and (2) at least 30 days has elapsed without the veteran obtaining the prescription.
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Timeline
8 January 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 February 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 January 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/240
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/240
- us · 108-hr-240 · source updated 18 August 2025