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S. 1641 (114th): Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act

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A bill to improve the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of opioids in treating veterans, to improve patient advocacy by the Department, and to expand availability of complementary and integrative health, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

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Tammy Baldwin

Sponsor. Senator for Wisconsin. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jun 22, 2015
Length: 71 pages
Introduced
Jun 22, 2015
114th Congress, 2015–2017
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on June 22, 2015, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.

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)
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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“President Obama Signs Senator Baldwin’s Bipartisan VA Reforms into Law”
    — Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] (Sponsor) on Jul 22, 2016

“Capito Urges CARA Conferees to Include Provisions to Address West Virginias Drug Epidemic”
    — Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] (Co-sponsor) on Jun 23, 2016

“U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Bipartisan VA Reforms Pass the Senate, Move to President Obama to be Signed into Law”
    — Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] (Sponsor) on Jul 13, 2016

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History

Jun 22, 2015
 
Introduced

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Mar 10, 2016
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 524 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1641 (114th).
May 13, 2016
 
Related Bill — Passed House

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 524 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1641 (114th).
Jul 8, 2016
 
Related Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 524 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1641 (114th).
Jul 13, 2016
 
Related Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 524 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1641 (114th).
Jul 22, 2016
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 524 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1641 (114th).

S. 1641 (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.

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

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