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S 778 115th Congress Senate Health Drug trafficking and controlled substances Health information and medical records Health personnel Intergovernmental relations Prescription drugs State and local government operations

Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017

Introduced: March 30, 2017 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Mar 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017

This bill requires a state that receives grant funds under the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) or the controlled substance monitoring program to comply with specified requirements, including a requirement to share its PDMP data with other states. The Department of Justice (DOJ) or Department of Health and Human Services may withhold grant funds from a state that fails to comply.

To facilitate data sharing among states, the bill directs DOJ to award a grant under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program to establish and maintain a data-sharing hub.

What's happening now March 30, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1854 Identical bill Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 6, 2017
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 31, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 23, 2017
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 30, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 778: Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-778/
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"S. 778: Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-778/.
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S. 778, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-778/.
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