H.R. 2281
Referred to CommitteeEasy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
11/18/2020 • Senate
Summary
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.
Passed House • 11/17/2020
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CBO Cost Estimates (3)
CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2281, Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020
Published: November 17, 2020
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2281, Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020
Published: November 17, 2020
H.R. 2281, Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020
Published: December 24, 2020
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Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
April 10, 2019
Committee Review
September 9, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Floor Debate
November 17, 2020
Passed Chamber
November 17, 2020
Other Chamber
President
Enacted into Law