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HCONRES 136 115th Congress House Health Employment and training programs Health personnel Medical education Prescription drugs

Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to improve and expand training for future physicians on properly treating pain and prescribing opioids, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Sep 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 13, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that medical students and practitioners should receive additional training in pain management and opioid-prescribing practices.

What's happening now September 13, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Bera, Ami
California · Sep 13, 2018
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Sep 13, 2018
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Sep 13, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to improve and expand training for future physicians on properly treating pain and prescribing opioids, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-136/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to improve and expand training for future physicians on properly treating pain and prescribing opioids, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-136/.
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H. Con. Res. 136, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-136/.
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[H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to improve and expand training for future physicians on properly treating pain and prescribing opioids, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-136/)
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