US Congress House Bill 304 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on November 17 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-11-17 - Became Public Law No: 115-83. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency to administer controlled substances if the agency submits an application demonstrating that it is authorized to conduct such activity in the state in which the agency practices. The DEA may deny an application if it determines that the registration is inconsistent with the public interest. An EMS agency may obtain a single registration in each state instead of a separate registration for each location. A registered EMS agency may deliver, store, and receive controlled substances, subject to specified conditions. An EMS professional of a registered EMS agency may administer controlled substances in schedules II, III, IV, or V outside the physical presence of a medical director if such administration is authorized under state law and pursuant to a standing or verbal order, subject to specified conditions. The bill specifies that a hospital-based EMS agency (i.e., an EMS agency owned or operated by a hospital) may continue to administer controlled substances under the hospital's DEA registration.

Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017

Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]
Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]

2017-01-09 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 25 (Y: 404 N: 0 NV: 29 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-11-17	Senate	Became Public Law No: 115-83. (TXT | PDF)
2017-11-17	Senate	Signed by President.
2017-11-07	Senate	Presented to President.
2017-11-02	Senate	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-11-02	Senate	On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate Amendment: CR H8421-8422)
2017-11-02	Senate	Mr. Hudson asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8421-8422)
2017-10-25	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-10-24	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2017-10-24	Senate	S.Amdt.1577 Amendment SA 1577 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2017-10-24	Senate	S.Amdt.1577 Amendment SA 1577 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cassidy. (consideration: CR S6773) In the nature of substitute.
2017-10-24	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6773)
2017-10-24	Senate	Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2017-01-12	Senate	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-01-10	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2017-01-09	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-01-09	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 0 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR H206-207)
2017-01-09	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H218)
2017-01-09	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2017-01-09	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 304.
2017-01-09	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H206-208)
2017-01-09	House	Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2017-01-05	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.
2017-01-05	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.
2017-01-05	House	Introduced in House

SB916 (Related) 2018-05-25 - Held at the desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/304/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr304/BILLS-115hr304ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr304/BILLS-115hr304eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr304/BILLS-115hr304eas.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr304/BILLS-115hr304enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201725