WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing the Energy and Commerce Committee’s ongoing work to address the opioid and drug abuse crisis facing our nation, the Health Subcommittee will vote this afternoon on a number of bipartisan solutions.
Full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) commented, “The sad truth is nearly every 12 minutes someone dies of a drug overdose in the United States. It’s happening in every single community, in Michigan and across the country. It’s a frightening prospect, but we must face the opioid epidemic head on, and today’s subcommittee votes on a number of bipartisan solutions will be an important step forward. These bills are on the fast track, as our work to help folks continues."
The Health Subcommittee will consider the following bills today:
* H.R., Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016
* H.R., the Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act
* H.R. 1818, the Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015
* H.R. 3250, the DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015
* H.R. 3680, the Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2015
* H.R. 3691, the Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015
* H.R. 4586, Lali’s Law
* H.R. 4599, the Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016
* H.R. 4641, to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes
* H.R. 4969, the John Thomas Decker Act
* H.R. 4976, the Opioid Review Modernization Act
* H.R. 4978, the Nurturing and Supporting Healthy Babies Act
Additional information on the bills to be considered today can be found HERE.
Watch today’s markup beginning at 1:30 p.m. HERE.
