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DROP Act of 2015

Introduced: May 20, 2015 Introduced by: Bera, Ami Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 20, 2015
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.
May 20, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dispose Responsibly of your Pills Act of 2015 or the DROP Act of 2015

Authorizes the Attorney General, in coordination with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, to make grants to eligible entities to expand or make available disposal sites for unwanted prescription medications.

Defines "eligible entity" to include:

  • a state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency;
  • a manufacturer, distributor, or reverse distributor of prescription medications;
  • a retail pharmacy;
  • a registered narcotic treatment program;
  • a hospital or clinic with an on-site pharmacy; and
  • an eligible long-term care facility.

Requires a recipient to use a grant for:

  • expenses of a prescription drug disposal site;
  • implementing disposal procedures and processes and community education strategies;
  • replicating a prescription drug take back initiative throughout multiple jurisdictions; and
  • training of law enforcement officers and other community participants.

Limits grants to not more than $250,000 for not longer than two years.

Directs the Attorney General to make a grant: (1) to provide technical assistance and training for a grant recipient, and (2) for evaluation of each recipient's performance. Requires recipients to report each fiscal year on: (1) the effectiveness of their prescription drug take back programs, and (2) the effect of disposal efforts on drug circulation.

What's happening now June 16, 2015

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 953 Related bill Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015
  • S 524 Related bill Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Oct 7, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 30, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2463: DROP Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2463/
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"H.R. 2463: DROP Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2463/.
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