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H.R. 4733 115th Congress House

Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act

Official title: To establish and fund an Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of the Nationa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish and fund an Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of the National Institutes of Health with respect to opioid abuse, the understanding of pain, and the discovery and development of safer and more effective treatments and preventive interventions for pain.

Introduced: December 21, 2017 Introduced by: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jan 3, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 22, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 21, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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.
Dec 21, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 3, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act

This bill establishes and provides funds for the Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support pain-related research, including:

  • understanding pain, therapies for chronic pain, and alternatives to opioids for pain treatment as directed in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016;
  • improving options and evidence for medication-assisted treatment and opioid overdose reversal treatments; and
  • supporting the Federal Pain Research Strategy.

NIH must establish the Pain Therapy Screening Program to award grants to support the development of new pre-clinical models for pain disorders, and the application of these models in drug, device, or other therapy screening.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2260 Identical bill Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act
  • HR 5531 Opioid Emergency Response Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 12
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Sep 4, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 23, 2018
Jenkins, Evan
· Jul 23, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jul 23, 2018
Lamb, Conor
· Apr 27, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 23, 2018
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 17, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Apr 17, 2018
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 26, 2018
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Mar 26, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 26, 2018
Mooney, Alexander
· Mar 9, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 7, 2018
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Mar 7, 2018
Kuster, Ann
· Mar 7, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 7, 2018
Payne, Donald
· Mar 7, 2018
Blumenauer, Earl
· Mar 1, 2018
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Mar 1, 2018
Eshoo, Anna
· Mar 1, 2018
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 1, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 1, 2018
Cicilline, David
· Feb 20, 2018
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 20, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 20, 2018
KING, PETER
· Feb 20, 2018
McKinley, David
· Dec 21, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4733: Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4733/
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