2697 -- Unused Medications Awareness Act | Poliscope

Unused Medications Awareness Act

2697

115th Congress

Health

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

April 18, 2018

Latest Action

April 18, 2018

Primary Sponsor

Elizabeth WarrenDemocratic(MA)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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Summary

Unused Medications Awareness Act This bill amends the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 to add information about dispensing options to the Department of Health and Human Services education and awareness campaign regarding the risk of abuse of prescription opioids if the drugs are not taken as prescribed.

Subjects (4)

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Government information and archives

Health promotion and preventive care

Prescription drugs

Actions (2)

April 18, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

April 18, 2018

Introduced in Senate

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee	Senate	Referred to	April 18, 2018

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in Senate	April 18, 2018	XML

Cosponsors (1)

Name	Party	State
Shelley Moore Capito	Republican	WV

Related Bills (1)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
S 2680	115th	Related bill

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Sources: Congress.gov