S 1662
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Prescription drugs
User charges and fees
Opioid Treatment Surge Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Opioid Treatment Surge Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to assess market-share-based fees, for the next 10 years, on drug manufacturers that have produced opioid drugs since 1999. Opioid drugs manufactured to treat opioid addiction, cancer patients, or hospice patients are, however, exempt from this assessment. All assessed fees must be used for the substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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