HR 869
109th Congress
House
Health
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Drug addiction
Drug traffic
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Group medical practice
Law
Licenses
Physicians
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2005
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 100.
Jul 11, 2005
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-116, Part II.
Jun 29, 2005
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 29, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 23, 2005
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jun 23, 2005
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 9, 2005
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than July 11, 2005.
Jun 9, 2005
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 109-116, Part I.
May 4, 2005
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 4, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 27, 2005
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Apr 27, 2005
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 16, 2005
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.
Feb 16, 2005
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported [part 1] version is repeated here.)
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate the 30-patient limit for medical group practices allowed to dispense narcotic drugs in schedules III, IV, or V for maintenance or detoxification treatment (retains the 30-patient limit for an individual physician).
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 100.
Bill text
2 versions
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Committees of jurisdiction
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 869: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-869/
"H.R. 869: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-869/.
H.R. 869, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-869/.
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