United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2734 (116th)
Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act
Introduced
14 May 2019
Last action
26 June 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Subjects
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Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act This bill establishes a new registration requirement for a practitioner (other than a hospital, pharmacy, or veterinarian) who is licensed to dispense or conduct research with a controlled substance in schedules II, III, IV, or V of the Controlled Substances Act. Specifically, the practitioner must comply with a training requirement as a condition of obtaining or renewing their registration. The training must include information on best practices for pain management and responsible prescribing of pain medications.
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Timeline
14 May 2019
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
14 May 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 May 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 May 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
26 June 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 May 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2734
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2734
- us · 116-hr-2734 · source updated 5 December 2025