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HR 5925 111th Congress House

Safe Prescription Drug Disposal and Education Act

Official title: To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and other entities for prescription drug disposal units and for prescription drug abuse education.

Introduced: July 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Sep 20, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 29, 2010
Referred to House Judiciary
Jul 29, 2010
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.
Jul 29, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jul 29, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 20, 2010

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Prescription Drug Disposal and Education Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to permit, for purposes of carrying out the grant program established by this Act for drug disposal units: (1) an ultimate user (or an authorized agent of the ultimate user) who has lawfully obtained a controlled substance to deliver such substance, without being registered, to another person for disposal; and (2) such person to receive such substance for disposal, without being registered.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to an eligible entity (i.e., a state, local government, local educational agency, Indian tribe, a federal, state, or local governmental agency, corporation, community coalition, or any combination of such entities) to: (1) establish and operate prescription drug disposal units for disposal of unneeded or expired prescription drugs; and (2) design and implement educational programs on the abuse of prescription drugs and on household items that may be used to cause perception, emotion, or behavior similar to that caused by the use of psychotropic drugs.

Directs the Director of National Drug Control Policy to carry out a public education and outreach campaign to increase awareness of how ultimate users may lawfully and safely dispose of prescription drugs, including controlled substances, through drug take-back programs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5925: Safe Prescription Drug Disposal and Education Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5925/
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"H.R. 5925: Safe Prescription Drug Disposal and Education Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5925/.
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