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S. 2678 (114th)

STOP Pain Act

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Introduced

15 March 2016

Last action

15 March 2016 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Safe Treatments and Opportunities to Prevent Pain Act or the STOP Pain Act This bill authorizes the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to intensify and coordinate NIH research into the understanding of pain, therapies for chronic pain, and alternatives to opioids (drugs with effects similar to opium) for pain treatments. The prioritization and direction of federally funded pain research must consider recommendations made by the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee.

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Timeline

  1. 15 March 2016

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 March 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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