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Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2019

Introduced: July 25, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2019

This bill expands the notification and reporting requirements with respect to potentially addictive prescription drugs for states receiving funds for a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). Dispensers of these drugs, which includes substances listed in schedule II, III, or IV of the Controlled Substances Act, must consult with the PDMP before starting treatment involving such drugs and report each prescription of such drugs to the PDMP within 24 hours.

The state agency administering a PDMP must analyze reported data for patterns of controlled substance misuse or abuse and provide certain information to law enforcement, the public, and other states.

What's happening now July 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 5000 Related bill CARA 2.0 Act of 2020
  • S 516 Identical bill Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Bustos, Cheri
· Oct 16, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Aug 2, 2019
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jul 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3974: Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3974/
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"H.R. 3974: Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3974/.
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H.R. 3974, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3974/.
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