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S 1960 115th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances Licensing and registrations Prescription drugs Retail and wholesale trades

A bill to repeal the amendments made to the Controlled Substances Act by the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016.

Introduced: October 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Oct 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill repeals two sections of the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016 and the amendments made by such sections to the Controlled Substances Act. The repealed sections modified registration and enforcement authorities of the Drug Enforcement Administration with respect to manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers of controlled substances.

What's happening now October 16, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 24, 2017
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 19, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Oct 19, 2017
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 18, 2017
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Oct 18, 2017
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Oct 17, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Oct 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1960: A bill to repeal the amendments made to the Controlled Substances Act by the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1960/
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"S. 1960: A bill to repeal the amendments made to the Controlled Substances Act by the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1960/.
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S. 1960, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1960/.
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