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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act

S. 5497Introduced Sep 24, 2026Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse State homes for the cost of, or to furnish to State homes, certain costly medications provided to veterans who receive nursing home care in such State homes, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Angus King I-ME
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 24, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Jim Banks (R-IN).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Angus King.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Maine in Congress

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Data as of Oct 6, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.