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Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019

Introduced: October 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 23, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1330)
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with relevant agencies, to update pharmacist training materials to include information about how to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications; it also permits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to give preference, in awarding grants to states for overdose prevention, to states that maintain a prescription drug monitoring program and require dispensers of certain controlled substances to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications.

What's happening now October 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 6
Kinzinger, Adam
· Dec 6, 2019
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Dec 6, 2019
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Nov 19, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Nov 12, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Nov 12, 2019
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Nov 5, 2019
WALDEN, GREG
· Nov 5, 2019
Bucshon, Larry
· Oct 23, 2019
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Oct 23, 2019
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Oct 23, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Oct 23, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4810: Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4810/
MLA
"H.R. 4810: Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4810/.
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H.R. 4810, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4810/.
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[H.R. 4810: Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4810/)
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