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PDMPs Help Patients Act of 2021

Introduced: January 12, 2021 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PDMPs Help Patients Act of 2021

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program to test the feasibility of integrating substance use disorder and behavioral health treatment locator tools into prescription drug monitoring programs. HHS may award grants to up to five states.

What's happening now February 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 2, 2021
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 3, 2021
Mooney, Alexander
· Feb 3, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 25, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 280: PDMPs Help Patients Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-280/
MLA
"H.R. 280: PDMPs Help Patients Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-280/.
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H.R. 280, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-280/.
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[H.R. 280: PDMPs Help Patients Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-280/)
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