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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. 

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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•HR 2281 RH

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. 


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•HR 2281 RH

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Easy Medication Access 

5 and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act’’ or the ‘‘Easy 

6 MAT for Opioid Addiction Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DISPENSATION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS FOR THE PUR8 POSE OF RELIEVING ACUTE WITHDRAWAL 

9 SYMPTOMS FROM OPIOID USE DISORDER. 

10 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

11 of this Act, the Attorney General shall revise section 

12 1306.07(b) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, so that 

13 practitioners, in accordance with applicable State, Federal, 

14 or local laws relating to controlled substances, are allowed 

15 to dispense not more than a three-day supply of narcotic 

16 drugs to one person or for one person’s use at one time for 

17 the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment or detoxi18 fication 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.’’. 


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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 

toms. the purpose of relieving acute withdrawal sympone time when administering narcotic drugs for not more than 3 days’ medication to a person at regulations so that practitioners may administer 

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

with amendments 

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the 

Union and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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