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HR 4408 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health personnel Licensing and registrations Prescription drugs

Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017

Introduced: November 15, 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
Dec 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Nov 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 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.
Nov 15, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration from registering, or renewing the registration of, a practitioner who is licensed to prescribe opioids in schedule II, III, or IV unless the practitioner agrees to limit an opioid prescription for the initial treatment of acute pain to the lesser of a seven-day supply (no refill) or an opioid prescription limit established under state law.

An opioid that is approved and prescribed for the treatment of addiction is not subject to the limit.

What's happening now December 13, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3964 Related bill Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017
  • HR 4482 Related bill Opioid Abuse Deterrence, Research, and Recovery Act of 2017
  • S 892 Identical bill Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 15, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4408: Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4408/
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"H.R. 4408: Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4408/.
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H.R. 4408, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4408/.
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