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HR 3018 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances Health technology, devices, supplies

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to address the use of intrathecal pumps.

Introduced: June 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 25, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 24, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Jun 24, 2009
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.
Jun 24, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 24, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the definition of "dispense" to include the delivery of a controlled substance through the use of an intrathecal pump by a practitioner acting in the usual course of professional practice.

What's happening now July 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3274 Identical bill A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to address the use of intrathecal pumps.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 20, 2010
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 24, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3018: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to address the use of intrathecal pumps.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3018/
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"H.R. 3018: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to address the use of intrathecal pumps.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3018/.
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H.R. 3018, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3018/.
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