S. 2678: STOP Pain Act

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Introduced:

Mar 15, 2016

Status:

Referred to Committee on Mar 15, 2016

This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on March 15, 2016, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Sponsor:

Brian Schatz

Senior Senator from Hawaii

Democrat

Text:

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Last Updated: Mar 15, 2016
Length: 3 pages

Prognosis:

2% chance of being enacted (details)

About the bill

Full Title

A bill to direct the NIH to intensify and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research with respect to the understanding of pain, the discovery and development of therapies for chronic pain, and the development of alternatives to opioids for effective pain treatments.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

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History

Mar 15, 2016		Introduced This is the first step in the legislative process. Read Text »
		Reported by Committee
		Passed Senate
		Passed House
		Signed by the President

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