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S 724 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health personnel Licensing and registrations Prescription drugs

John S. McCain Opioid Addiction Prevention Act

Introduced: March 7, 2019 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 7, 2019
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John S. McCain Opioid Addiction Prevention Act

This bill establishes a new registration requirement for practitioners who are licensed to prescribe controlled substances in schedule II, III, or IV.

Specifically, a practitioner must agree to limit the supply of opioids prescribed for the initial treatment of acute pain, as a condition of obtaining or renewing a registration through the Drug Enforcement Administration.

An opioid that is approved and prescribed for the treatment of addiction is not subject to the limit.

What's happening now March 7, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 724: John S. McCain Opioid Addiction Prevention Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-724/
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"S. 724: John S. McCain Opioid Addiction Prevention Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-724/.
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S. 724, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-724/.
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