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HR 7246 117th Congress House Health

Student Athlete Opioid Prevention Act

Introduced: March 28, 2022 Introduced by: Gottheimer, Josh Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 29, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 28, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act or the Student Athlete Opioid Prevention Act

This bill authorizes a program through which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may award grants or other assistance for preventing and addressing the misuse of opioids and other medications used for treating pain or injury recovery among students and student athletes. Entities eligible for the grants include states, nonprofits, and drug-free community coalitions.
What's happening now March 29, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3940 Related bill Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Apr 6, 2022
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 28, 2022
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Mar 28, 2022
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Mar 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7246: Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7246/
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"H.R. 7246: Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7246/.
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H.R. 7246, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7246/.
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