US SB2678 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
STOP Pain Act Safe Treatments and Opportunities to Prevent Pain Act This bill authorizes the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to intensify and coordinate NIH research into the understanding of pain, therapies for chronic pain, and alternatives to opioids (drugs with effects similar to opium) for pain treatments. The prioritization and direction of federally funded pain research must consider recommendations made by the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee.
Title
STOP Pain Act Safe Treatments and Opportunities to Prevent Pain Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS] |
| Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5249 (Same As) 2016-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health
Medical research
Prescription drugs
Research administration and funding
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health
Medical research
Prescription drugs
Research administration and funding
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2678/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2678/BILLS-114s2678is.pdf |
