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HR 1375 115th Congress House

Prescriber Support Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health of Human Services to award grants to States (or collaborations of States) to establ… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health of Human Services to award grants to States (or collaborations of States) to establish, expand, or maintain a comprehensive regional, State, or municipal system to provide training, education, consultation, and other resources to prescribers relating to patient pain, substance misuse, and substance abuse disorders, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 2017 Introduced by: Clark, Katherine M. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action March 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescriber Support Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states for systems that help prescribers: (1) treat and manage patient pain; and (2) prevent, identify, and respond to patient substance misuse and substance abuse disorders. In awarding grants, HHS must give priority to states with the greatest need.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5095 Reintroduction of Prescriber Support Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 16, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Mar 26, 2018
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 19, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 20, 2018
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· May 30, 2017
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Apr 14, 2017
CONYERS, JOHN
· Mar 15, 2017
Kilmer, Derek
· Mar 15, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2017
Napolitano, Grace
· Mar 9, 2017
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 9, 2017
Jenkins, Evan
· Mar 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1375: Prescriber Support Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1375/
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"H.R. 1375: Prescriber Support Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1375/.
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H.R. 1375, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1375/.
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