About the bill
The classification has been temporary since 2018, but is a stricter approach to opioid addiction the right answer permanently?
Context
The opioid crisis was already being called an epidemic several years ago, but hit a record high 93,000 U.S. deaths in 2020. That marks a 29 percent increase over 2019’s then-record 72,000 such deaths, as overdoses surged because lockdowns and other restrictions made treatment more difficult to obtain during the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 60 percent of these deaths now involve fentanyl, an exceptionally powerful pain reliever that’s potentially fatal by itself if used in excessive quantities, and which is increasingly being mixed in with other drugs. Fentanyl can be up to 100 times more potent than an equivalent amount of heroin. Experts say 2020’s record death number likely …
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Introduced on Mar 25, 2021
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on March 25, 2021. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.
10 Cosponsors (10 Republicans)
Position statements
History
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Jul 13, 2017
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Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1553 (115th). |
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May 22, 2019
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1622 (116th). |
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Dec 19, 2019
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Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3148 (116th). |
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Mar 25, 2021
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S. 1006 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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