US Congress House Bill 4408 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-13 - 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]

Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration from registering, or renewing the registration of, a practitioner who is licensed to prescribe opioids in schedule II, III, or IV unless the practitioner agrees to limit an opioid prescription for the initial treatment of acute pain to the lesser of a seven-day supply (no refill) or an opioid prescription limit established under state law. An opioid that is approved and prescribed for the treatment of addiction is not subject to the limit.

Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017

Rep. John Katko [R-NY]

Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-12-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-11-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-11-15	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.
2017-11-15	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.
2017-11-15	House	Introduced in House

HB3964 (Related) 2017-10-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
SB892 (Same As) 2017-04-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB4482 (Related) 2018-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4408/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4408/BILLS-115hr4408ih.pdf