Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to make opioid overdose rescue medications, such as naloxone, available at VA pharmacies to eligible veterans and their caregivers at no charge and without a prescription.

Official title: End Veterans Overdose Act of 2026

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Introduced 02-FEB-2026

Referred 02-FEB-2026

Approved by committee 18-MAR-2026

Key points

Directs VA pharmacies to dispense covered overdose rescue medications, such as naloxone, at no charge and without a prescription to covered veterans and their caregivers
Requires VA to provide drug information with each medication dispensed
Limits use of personally identifiable information collected under the program to prescribing, health care delivery, and quality improvement, and bars its use for employment decisions or as evidence of drug use or addiction
Requires VA to report to Congress within two years and annually after, including the number of recipients, feasibility of expanding to immediate family members and non-VA providers, and usage trends

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Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Cosponsors · 1

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1 Republican

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