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H.R.471

H.R.471: Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015

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About This Bill

Introduced Jan. 22, 2015
Latest Major Action April 22, 2015
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Bill Sponsor

Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

Bill Cosponsors

6 (2 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

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Bill Summary

Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Controlled Substances Act to define: (1) "factors as may be relevant to and consistent with the public health and safety," for purposes of the Attorney General's determination of whether registering an applicant to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance in schedule I or II is in the public interest, as factors that are relevant to and consistent...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
April 22, 2015	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
April 21, 2015	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
April 21, 2015	Voice Vote in the House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2329)
April 21, 2015	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 471.
April 21, 2015	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2329-2332)
April 21, 2015	Mrs. Blackburn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
April 20, 2015	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 63.
April 20, 2015	Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
April 20, 2015	Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-85, Part I.
Feb. 19, 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan. 23, 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 22, 2015	Referred to House Judiciary
Jan. 22, 2015	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jan. 22, 2015	Introduced in the House by Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

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