United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3964 (115th)
Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017
Introduced
5 October 2017
Last action
16 October 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3], Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large], Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration from registering, or renewing the registration of, a practitioner who is licensed to prescribe opioids in schedule II, III, or IV unless the practitioner agrees to comply with certain requirements when prescribing opioids for the initial treatment of acute pain, such as a limit on the initial supply. An opioid that is approved and prescribed for the treatment of addiction is not subject to the requirements.
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Timeline
5 October 2017
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
5 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 October 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
16 October 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 October 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] · R · Sponsor
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3964
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3964
- us · 115-hr-3964 · source updated 11 August 2025