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Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act

Introduced: May 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 20, 2021
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Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act

This bill imposes an excise tax on the sale of any active opioid. The tax is equal to one cent per milligram so sold and it is imposed on the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the opioid. The term active opioid means any controlled substance that is opium, an opiate, or any derivative thereof.

The bill provides block grants for substance abuse treatment programs.

The Department of Health and Human Services must report on the impact of this bill on (1) the retail cost of active opioids; (2) patient access to such opioids, particularly cancer and hospice patients; and (3) the use of tax revenues to improve substance abuse treatment efforts. The report must also make suggestions for improving access to opioids for cancer and hospice patients and substance abuse treatment efforts.

What's happening now May 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 20, 2021
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 20, 2021
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 20, 2021
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 20, 2021
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 20, 2021
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 20, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 20, 2021
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 20, 2021
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 20, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1723: Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1723/
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"S. 1723: Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1723/.
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S. 1723, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1723/.
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