3.0.0 1277 2023-01-11T13:24:25Z 2023-01-11T13:24:25Z Senate S S 2013-07-10 113 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-07-10T20:50:11Z 2013-07-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5706) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-10 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2013-07-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2013-07-31 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2014-04-08 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2014-09-17 False Health Advisory bodies Crime prevention Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health promotion and preventive care Law enforcement administration and funding Prescription drugs Health 00 2013-07-10 Introduced in Senate 2013-11-15T22:21:06Z Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Act - Establishes the Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Commission, whose duties shall be to: (1) review and report to Congress on federal initiatives regarding efforts to prevent and reduce prescription drug abuse, (2) identify gaps and opportunities regarding the safe use of prescription drugs with the potential for diversion and abuse, and (3) make recommendations on specific ways to reduce diversion and abuse of prescription drugs.

Requires the report to describe Commission efforts to prevent or reduce drug diversion and abuse to ensure that patients continue to have access to medications and include specific recommendations for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other federal and state agencies concerning prescription drug monitoring and abuse.

]]> Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Act Display Title Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a commission for the purpose of coordinating efforts to reduce prescription drug abuse, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Act Introduced in Senate 2013-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1277is/xml/BILLS-113s1277is.xml 2013-07-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5706) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.