US Congress House Bill 3714 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-4)
Status: Introduced on December 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Servicemembers and Veterans Prescription Drug Safety Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) and the Attorney General (AG) to jointly carry out a program under which a member of the Armed Forces (member), an individual receiving or entitled to military retired or retainer pay, a dependent-beneficiary of a member, or any person lawfully entitled to dispose of the property of any of such individuals may deliver a personal-use controlled substance (the prescription medication of a deceased individual) for disposal at a facility to be specified by the Secretary and the AG. Requires the Secretary and AG, in implementing the program, to develop appropriate guidelines and procedures to prevent the diversion, misuse, theft, or loss of such delivered substances. Directs the Secretary and the AG to jointly carry out a program under which a veteran, a veteran's spouse or dependent, a person in receipt of medical services at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility, or any person lawfully entitled to dispose of the property of any of such individuals may deliver such a controlled substance for disposal at a specified facility, subject to the same guidelines and procedures with respect to such delivered substances.

Servicemembers and Veterans Prescription Drug Safety Act of 2013

Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Pete Gallego [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2014-01-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2013-12-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-12-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-12-12	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2013-12-12	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2013-12-12	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2013-12-12	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-12-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB1089 (Same As) 2013-06-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3714/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3714/BILLS-113hr3714ih.pdf