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HR 4073 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances Licensing and registrations Prescription drugs Retail and wholesale trades

Opioid Immediate Suspension Order Act of 2017

Introduced: October 19, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Oct 20, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Oct 16, 2017
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opioid Immediate Suspension Order Act of 2017

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate the provision that defines the phrase "imminent danger to the public health and safety." Under current law, the Drug Enforcement Administration may immediately suspend the registration of a controlled substances manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser to prevent imminent danger to the public health and safety.

What's happening now November 1, 2017

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 10, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 6, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· Oct 23, 2017
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 23, 2017
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 23, 2017
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Oct 23, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 23, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 19, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 19, 2017
Delaney, John
· Oct 19, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 19, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Oct 19, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4073: Opioid Immediate Suspension Order Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4073/
MLA
"H.R. 4073: Opioid Immediate Suspension Order Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4073/.
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H.R. 4073, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4073/.
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