A bill to authorize the use of heroin for terminally ill cancer patients.

Summary

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to permit specified practitioners to register to dispense heroin for an inpatient who has been diagnosed as being terminally ill with cancer.

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Timeline

1. 19 March 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 March 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 March 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 23 March 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 March 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-15] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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