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H.R.5587: Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2014
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Sept. 18, 2014
- Latest Major Action Sept. 19, 2014
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states to develop a peer review process to identify and investigate questionable or inappropriate prescribing and dispensing patterns of drugs classified as schedule II or III under the Controlled Substances Act, which are drugs with an accepted medical use that have the potential to be abused and addictive. Amends...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Sept. 19, 2014 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Sept. 18, 2014 |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Sept. 18, 2014 |
Introduced in the House by Bill Foster (D-Ill.) |