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S. 1431 (114th): Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015


A bill to provide for increased Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Joe Manchin

Sponsor. Senator for West Virginia. Democrat.

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Last Updated: May 21, 2015
Length: 34 pages
Introduced
May 21, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

S. 524: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 22, 2016. (compare text)
Cosponsors

6 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 1 Independent)

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History

May 21, 2015
 
Introduced

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S. 1431 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1431. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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