H.R. 2355 · 117th Congress

Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2021

Introduced on Apr 5, 2021 by Rodney Davis (R-IL-13). 8 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Dec 9, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 5, 2021
Cosponsors
8
0 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To facilitate responsible, informed dispensing of controlled substances and other prescribed medications, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Business records
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Government information and archives
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Photography and imaging
  • Prescription drugs
  • Retail and wholesale trades

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Dec 8, 2021). Public domain.

Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2021

This bill modifies overdose prevention activities carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Specifically, HHS must update pharmacist training materials to include information about how to verify the identity of patients who are prescribed medications.

In addition, the CDC may give preference, in awarding grants for overdose prevention, to states that

  • maintain a prescription drug monitoring program that mandates the collection of specified information,
  • require prescribers of certain potentially addictive medications to issue prescriptions electronically (subject to some exceptions), and
  • require dispensers of certain potentially addictive medications to enter particular information about the purchase of such medications into their state's prescription drug monitoring program.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Rodney DavisR-IL-13Sponsor

Republicans · 8

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Dec 8, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 410–15

History

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  1. Apr 5, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Apr 5, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Apr 5, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Apr 13, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Jul 15, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  6. Jul 15, 2021 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
  7. Jul 21, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. Jul 21, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  9. Nov 30, 2021Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-180.
  10. Nov 30, 2021 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-180.
  11. Nov 30, 2021 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 130.
  12. Nov 30, 2021 · HouseMr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Nov 30, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6691-6693; text: CR H6691)
  14. Nov 30, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2355.
  15. Nov 30, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  16. Dec 8, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 15 (Roll no. 422).(consideration: CR H7540-7541)House · Roll call 422
  17. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 15 (Roll no. 422). (consideration: CR H7540-7541)House · Roll call 422
  18. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Dec 9, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.