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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
5/20/2016 • House
Summary
Safe Treatments and Opportunities to Prevent Pain Act or the STOP Pain Act
This bill authorizes the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to intensify and coordinate NIH research into the understanding of pain, therapies for chronic pain, and alternatives to opioids (drugs with effects similar to opium) for pain treatments.
The prioritization and direction of federally funded pain research must consider recommendations made by the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee.Introduced in House • 5/16/2016
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Policy Area: Health
Drug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesMedical researchPrescription drugsResearch administration and funding
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Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
May 16, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Introduced in House5/16/2016