[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 107 (Thursday, June 23, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H5835-H5836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     COMBATING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC

  (Mrs. SPARTZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. SPARTZ. Madam Speaker, my district in central Indiana represents 
a cross-section of our Nation, cities, suburbs, and rural farmland, 
none of which have proven themselves immune to the devastating 
possibility of opioid addiction.
  Americans know that we must use every tool at our disposal to combat 
the opioid pandemic killing young and old. Unfortunately, the Federal 
Government ties the hands of doctors, limiting their ability to hold 
long-acting injectable addiction treatment to just 14 days after 
receipt from pharmacy.
  To remedy this problem, last November, I introduced the IMPACT Act 
with Congresswoman Dean, which passed the House as part of H.R. 7666. I 
am grateful to my colleagues for their support of this legislation, and 
I urge the Senate and administration to do the same.

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