VA National Formulary Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6580 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6580 To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the administration of the national formulary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2025 Mrs. Miller-Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the administration of the national formulary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``VA National Formulary Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. CODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NATIONAL FORMULARY. (a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter: ``SUBCHAPTER VI--NATIONAL FORMULARY ``Sec. 7385. National formulary ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall maintain a national formulary that shall consist of a list of all drugs and supplies that shall be available by prescription through all medical facilities of the Department. The Pharmacy Benefits Management Service of the Department shall be responsible for managing the national formulary. ``(b) Local Formulary Restrictions.--(1) The national formulary shall be implemented uniformly across all Department medical facilities. Except as provided in paragraph (2), no Veterans Integrated Service Network or individual medical center may maintain a local formulary that includes a drug or medication not listed on the national formulary. ``(2)