Bills Signed: S. 957 and S. 1910

The White House

On Thursday, July 29, 2021, the President signed into law:

S. 957, which requires VA to have specific periods of time for the public disposal of controlled substances medications at certain VA facilities

Thank you to Senators John Kennedy (LA) and Mike Braun (IN) as well as Representatives Vern Buchanan (FL-16), Susie Lee (NV-03), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), David Trone (MD-06), and Tom Rice (SC-07) for their leadership;

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S. 1910, the "Major Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2021," which authorizes various major medical facility construction projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and authorizes various appropriations to carry out those projects.

Thank you to Senators Jerry Moran (KS) and Jon Tester (MT) as well as Representatives Colin Allred (TX-32), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Mike Levin (CA-49), Kim Schrier (WA-08), and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) for their leadership.

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