5497 -- Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act | Poliscope

Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act

5497

119th Congress

Armed Forces and National Security

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

September 24, 2026

Latest Action

September 24, 2026

Primary Sponsor

Angus S. King, Jr.Independent(ME)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

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vs 5,674 other S bills in the 119th — cohort avg 32d

Summary

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Actions (2)

September 24, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

September 24, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Veterans' Affairs Committee	Senate	Referred To	September 24, 2026

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in Senate	September 24, 2026	XML

Cosponsors (1)

Name	Party	State
Jim Banks	Republican	IN

Related Bills (2)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
HR 1970	119th	Identical bill
HR 10346	118th	Cross-Congress related bill

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