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HCONRES 8 116th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to improve and expand training for future physicians on properly treating pain and prescribing opioids, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Employment and training programsHealth personnelMedical educationPrescription drugs
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It was not agreed to before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jan 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that medical students and practitioners should receive additional training in pain management and opioid-prescribing practices.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · May 23, 2019
Wenstrup, Brad
· May 2, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 1, 2019
Bucshon, Larry
· Feb 25, 2019
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jan 29, 2019
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jan 29, 2019
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jan 29, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 8: Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to improve and expand training for future physicians on properly treating pain and prescribing opioids, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-8/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 8: Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to improve and expand training for future physicians on properly treating pain and prescribing opioids, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-8/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 8, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-8/.
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[H. Con. Res. 8: Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to improve and expand training for future physicians on properly treating pain and prescribing opioids, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-8/)
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