US Congress House Bill 2734 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes a new registration requirement for a practitioner (other than a hospital, pharmacy, or veterinarian) who is licensed to dispense or conduct research with a controlled substance in schedules II, III, IV, or V of the Controlled Substances Act. Specifically, the practitioner must comply with a training requirement as a condition of obtaining or renewing their registration. The training must include information on best practices for pain management and responsible prescribing of pain medications.

Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act

Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]
Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-05-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-05-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-05-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-05-14	House	Introduced in House

SB1448 (Same As) 2019-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2734/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2734/BILLS-116hr2734ih.pdf