2134 -- Andrew White Veterans Community Care Opioid Safety Act | Poliscope

Andrew White Veterans Community Care Opioid Safety Act

2134

115th Congress

Armed Forces and National Security

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

November 15, 2017

Latest Action

November 15, 2017

Primary Sponsor

Tammy BaldwinDemocratic(WI)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

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vs 3,805 other S bills in the 115th — cohort avg 41d

Summary

Andrew White Veterans Community Care Opioid Safety Act This bill establishes a process to ensure safe opioid prescribing practices by non-Department of Veterans Affairs providers.

Subjects (10)

Congressional oversight

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Health facilities and institutions

Health information and medical records

Health personnel

Licensing and registrations

Medical ethics

Prescription drugs

Public contracts and procurement

Actions (2)

November 15, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

November 15, 2017

Introduced in Senate

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Veterans' Affairs Committee	Senate	Referred to	November 15, 2017

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in Senate	November 15, 2017	XML

Cosponsors (7)

Name	Party	State
Jerry Moran	Republican	KS
Joe Manchin, III	Independent	WV
Jon Tester	Democratic	MT

Related Bills (2)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
S 2372	115th	Related bill
HR 4242	115th	Related bill

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Sources: Congress.gov