H.R. 5999

Summary

H.R. 5999, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment, was introduced in the House on Nov 10, 2025 by Rep. Herbert Conaway Jr. (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 14, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Record

Text

H.R. 5999 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5999 IH: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5999  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 10, 2025   Mr. Conaway  (for himself and  Ms. Morrison ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.
1.
Provision by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of an opioid antagonist to a veteran
(a)
Requirement
Subchapter II of  chapter 17  of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and amending the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):
1720M.
Opioid antagonists.
The Secretary shall furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription.
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(b)
Elimination of copayment
Section 1722A of such title is amended, in subsection (a)(4), by striking all that follows  veteran  and inserting a period.

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.

Sponsors

Rep. Herbert Conaway Jr. (D) sponsors H.R. 5999, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Herbert Conaway Jr.

Rep. · D–NJ-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Nov 10, 2025

Kelly Morrison

Rep. · D–MN-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 10, 2025 · Original

Derrick Van Orden

Rep. · R–WI-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 10, 2025

Maxine Dexter

Rep. · D–OR-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 12, 2026

Melanie Stansbury

Rep. · D–NM-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 12, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 5999 went before 2 committees: Veterans' Affairs and Health Subcommittee.

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Markup By · May 14, 2026 · 285 Bills

Health Subcommittee

Health Subcommittee

Reported by · Apr 16, 2026 · 143 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5999 has taken 8 actions since Nov 10, 2025, the latest on May 14, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 5999 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5999 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment. — Display Title
• To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 5999, the latest on Jul 2, 2026.

• H.R. 5999, Veteran Opioid Emergency Treatment Act — 2026-07-02As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 14, 2026

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5999 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5999 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5999’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 5999 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Drug, alcohol, tobacco use to Veterans' medical care.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5999, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 190 (Monday, November 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONAWAY:H.R. 5999.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The General Welfare Clause found in Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H4591]

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