Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act or the Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act
This bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to revise regulations to allow a practitioner to administer up to a three-day supply of narcotic drugs to an individual at one time for purposes of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms while the individual awaits arrangements for narcotic treatment. Current regulations authorize up to a one-day supply of narcotic drugs for an individual at one time, for a total of up to three days.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-18 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate |
| 2020-11-17 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-17 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5811-5812) | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-17 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2281. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-17 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5811-5813) | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-17 | Floor | Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-16 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 485. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-16 | Discharge | Committee on the Judiciary discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-16 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-587, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-09 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2020-09-09 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-05-20 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House committee actions |
| 2019-04-11 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-04-10 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-04-10 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-04-10 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |