Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act

Bill: 116-hr-2281
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act or the Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act

 
This bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to revise regulations to allow a practitioner to administer up to a three-day supply of narcotic drugs to an individual at one time for purposes of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms while the individual awaits arrangements for narcotic treatment. Current regulations authorize up to a one-day supply of narcotic drugs for an individual at one time, for a total of up to three days.

action_date: 2020-11-16
text: 

Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act or the Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act

 
This bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to revise regulations to allow a practitioner to administer up to a three-day supply of narcotic drugs to an individual at one time for purposes of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms while the individual awaits arrangements for narcotic treatment. Current regulations authorize up to a one-day supply of narcotic drugs for an individual at one time, for a total of up to three days.

action_date: 2020-11-17
text: 

Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act or the Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act

 
This bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to revise regulations to allow a practitioner to administer up to a three-day supply of narcotic drugs to an individual at one time for purposes of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms while the individual awaits arrangements for narcotic treatment. Current regulations authorize up to a one-day supply of narcotic drugs for an individual at one time, for a total of up to three days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5811-5812)
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5811-5812)
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2281.
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5811-5813)
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 485.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-587, Part I.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-587, Part I.
action_date: 2020-09-09
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-09-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 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.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 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.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in House