S 2697
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Prescription drugs
Unused Medications Awareness Act
Introduced: April 18, 2018
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 18, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Unused Medications Awareness Act
This bill amends the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 to add information about dispensing options to the Department of Health and Human Services education and awareness campaign regarding the risk of abuse of prescription opioids if the drugs are not taken as prescribed.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1