[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 2281 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 485
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2281

                      [Report No. 116-587, Part I]

  To direct the Attorney General to amend certain regulations so that 
  practitioners may administer not more than 3 days' medication to a 
person at one time when administering narcotic drugs for the purpose of 
                  relieving acute withdrawal symptoms.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2019

   Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was 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

                           November 16, 2020

                     Additional sponsor: Mr. Walden

                           November 16, 2020

   Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           November 16, 2020

 Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                               10, 2019]


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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Attorney General to amend certain regulations so that 
  practitioners may administer not more than 3 days' medication to a 
person at one time when administering narcotic drugs for the purpose of 
                  relieving acute withdrawal symptoms.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Easy Medication Access and Treatment 
for Opioid Addiction Act'' or the ``Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DISPENSATION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELIEVING 
              ACUTE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS FROM OPIOID USE DISORDER.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall revise section 1306.07(b) of title 21, Code 
of Federal Regulations, so that practitioners, in accordance with 
applicable State, Federal, or local laws relating to controlled 
substances, are allowed to dispense not more than a three-day supply of 
narcotic drugs to one person or for one person's use at one time for 
the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment or detoxification 
treatment (or both).
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to direct the 
        Attorney General to amend certain regulations so that 
        practitioners may dispense not more than 3 days' medication to 
        a person at one time when administering narcotic drugs for the 
        purpose of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 485

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2281

                      [Report No. 116-587, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To direct the Attorney General to amend certain regulations so that 
  practitioners may administer not more than 3 days' medication to a 
person at one time when administering narcotic drugs for the purpose of 
                  relieving acute withdrawal symptoms.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 16, 2020

   Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments

                           November 16, 2020

 Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed