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Titles (3)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Passed House

Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act
Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To direct the Attorney General to amend certain regulations so that practitioners may administer not more than 3 days' medication to a person at one time when administering narcotic drugs for the purpose of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms.


Actions Overview (4)

Date Actions Overview
11/17/2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5811-5812)
11/16/2020Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
11/16/2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-587, Part I.
04/10/2019Introduced in House

All Actions (16)

Date Chamber All Actions
11/18/2020SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
11/17/2020-1:00pmHouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11/17/2020-12:59pmHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5811-5812)
11/17/2020-12:52pmHouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2281.
11/17/2020-12:52pmHouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5811-5813)
11/17/2020-12:51pmHouseMr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
11/16/2020HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 485.
11/16/2020HouseCommittee on the Judiciary discharged.
11/16/2020HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-587, Part I.
09/09/2020HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
09/09/2020HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
05/20/2019HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
04/11/2019HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
04/10/2019HouseReferred 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.
04/10/2019HouseReferred 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.
04/10/2019HouseIntroduced in House

Cosponsors (1)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] 11/22/2019

Committees (3)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Energy and Commerce04/10/2019 Referred to
09/09/2020 Markup by
11/16/2020 Reported by H. Rept. 116-587
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health04/11/2019 Referred to
House Judiciary04/10/2019 Referred to
11/16/2020 Discharged from
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security05/20/2019 Referred to
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions11/18/2020 Referred to

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Subjects (7)


Latest Summary (3)

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Passed House (11/17/2020)

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.