US Congress House Bill 2463 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

DROP Act of 2015 Dispose Responsibly of your Pills Act of 2015 Authorizes the Attorney General, in coordination with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, to make grants to eligible entities to expand or make available disposal sites for unwanted prescription medications. Defines "eligible entity" to include: a state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency; a manufacturer, distributor, or reverse distributor of prescription medications; a retail pharmacy; a registered narcotic treatment program; a hospital or clinic with an on-site pharmacy; and an eligible long-term care facility. Requires a recipient to use a grant for: expenses of a prescription drug disposal site; implementing disposal procedures and processes and community education strategies; replicating a prescription drug take back initiative throughout multiple jurisdictions; and training of law enforcement officers and other community participants. Limits grants to not more than $250,000 for not longer than two years. Directs the Attorney General to make a grant: (1) to provide technical assistance and training for a grant recipient, and (2) for evaluation of each recipient's performance. Requires recipients to report each fiscal year on: (1) the effectiveness of their prescription drug take back programs, and (2) the effect of disposal efforts on drug circulation.

DROP Act of 2015 Dispose Responsibly of your Pills Act of 2015

Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-05-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-05-20	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-05-20	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-05-20	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-05-20	House	Introduced in House

HB953 (Related) 2015-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
SB524 (Related) 2016-07-22 - Became Public Law No: 114-198. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2463/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2463/BILLS-114hr2463ih.pdf