US HB5224 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 10 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-09-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 10 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-09-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to eligible entities to develop strategic response plans with respect to the opioid crisis, and to require health care practitioners prescribing an opioid for certain patients to also prescribe an opioid overdose reversal drug, and for other purposes.
Title
Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Rep. French Hill [R-AR] | Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] | Rep. Dan Meuser [R-PA] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] |
| Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR] | Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE] | Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ] |
| Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH] | Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA] | Rep. David Trone [D-MD] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
| Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Andrew Garbarino [R-NY] | Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR] |
| Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ] | Rep. Christopher Jacobs [R-NY] | Rep. Nicole Malliotakis [R-NY] | Rep. Mike Carey [R-OH] |
| Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN] | Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA] |
| Rep. Ashley Hinson [R-IA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2021-09-10 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2021-09-10 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5224/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr5224/BILLS-117hr5224ih.pdf |
