A bill to establish and fund an Opioids and STOP Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of the National Institutes of Health with respect to opioid abuse, the understanding of pain, and the discovery and development of safer and more effective treatments and preventive interventions for pain.
USA115th CongressS-2260| Senate
| Updated: 12/21/2017
Brian Schatz
Democratic Senator
Hawaii
Cosponsors (6)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act This bill establishes and provides funds for the Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support pain-related research, including: understanding pain, therapies for chronic pain, and alternatives to opioids for pain treatment as directed in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016; improving options and evidence for medication-assisted treatment and opioid overdose reversal treatments; and supporting the Federal Pain Research Strategy. NIH must establish the Pain Therapy Screening Program to award grants to support the development of new pre-clinical models for pain disorders, and the application of these models in drug, device, or other therapy screening.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Charitable contributionsCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesIncome tax creditsMedical researchNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Prescription drugsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUser charges and fees
A bill to establish and fund an Opioids and STOP Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of the National Institutes of Health with respect to opioid abuse, the understanding of pain, and the discovery and development of safer and more effective treatments and preventive interventions for pain.
USA115th CongressS-2260| Senate
| Updated: 12/21/2017
Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act This bill establishes and provides funds for the Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support pain-related research, including: understanding pain, therapies for chronic pain, and alternatives to opioids for pain treatment as directed in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016; improving options and evidence for medication-assisted treatment and opioid overdose reversal treatments; and supporting the Federal Pain Research Strategy. NIH must establish the Pain Therapy Screening Program to award grants to support the development of new pre-clinical models for pain disorders, and the application of these models in drug, device, or other therapy screening.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Brian Schatz
Democratic Senator
Hawaii
Cosponsors (6)
Finance Committee
Health
Related Bills
- HR 115-4733: To establish and fund an Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of the National Institutes of Health with respect to opioid abuse, the understanding of pain, and the discovery and development of safer and more effective treatments and preventive interventions for pain.
- HR 115-5531: To provide for a comprehensive, multifaceted approach to preventing and treating opioid addiction.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Charitable contributionsCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesIncome tax creditsMedical researchNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Prescription drugsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUser charges and fees