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HR 2119 112th Congress House Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education

Ryan Creedon Act of 2011

Introduced: June 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 3, 2011
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 3, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to require: (1) the Attorney General to require practitioners, as a condition on registering or renewing registration to dispense controlled substances in schedules II, III, IV, or V, to obtain particular training or special certification meeting standards established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on controlled substance addiction and abuse and on appropriate and safe use of such controlled substances; and (2) such training or certification to be provided by a medical society, a medical licensing board of the state where the practitioner is licensed, an accredited continuing education provider, or another organization that the Secretary determines is appropriate.


What's happening now July 11, 2011

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 3, 2011
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 3, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2119: Ryan Creedon Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2119/
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"H.R. 2119: Ryan Creedon Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2119/.
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H.R. 2119, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2119/.
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