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Compassionate Pain Relief Act

Introduced: March 29, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 1984
Failed of Passage in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 55 - 355 (Record Vote No: 401).
Sep 19, 1984
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Failed of Passage in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 55 - 355 (Record Vote No: 401).
Sep 19, 1984
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Sep 19, 1984
Called up by House by Rule.
Sep 18, 1984
Rule Passed House.
May 22, 1984
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.508 Reported to House.
May 22, 1984
Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 1 Hour of Debate.
Apr 12, 1984
Placed on Union Calendar No: 388.
Apr 12, 1984
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 98-689.
Apr 5, 1984
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Apr 5, 1984
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 29, 1984
For Previous Action See H.R.4762.
Mar 29, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 29, 1984
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

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1 failed

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 1,109 — An amendment to add provisions requiring all physicians, pharmacists, manufacturers, and distributors of hero… Failed Sep 19, 1984
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Compassionate Pain Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a 60-month program under which parenteral diacetylmorphine shall be made available through qualified pharmacies for the relief of pain from cancer.

Directs the Secretary to provide for the manufacture of such drug.

Permits physicians registered under the Controlled Substances Act to prescribe such drug.

States that for purposes of such program the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and titles II and III of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 shall not apply with respect to: (1) the importing of opium; and (2) the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of parenteral diacetylmorphine.

Requires: (1) the Secretary to make program reports to the appropriate congressional committees; and (2) the Comptroller General of the United States to make a four-year program report to such committees.

What's happening now September 19, 1984

Failed of Passage in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 55 - 355 (Record Vote No: 401).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4762 Related bill Compassionate Pain Relief Act
  • HRES 508 Procedurally related A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5290) to establish a temporary program under which paren…
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 1984
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