
Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2021
Policy Area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL)
Latest Action (2021-12-09): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
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How members voted on HR2355. 294 total positions across all roll calls for this bill.
| Member | Date | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Aderholt (R-Alabama) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jake Auchincloss (D-Massachusetts) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mark E. Amodei (R-Nevada) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Alma S. Adams (D-North Carolina) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Pete Aguilar (D-California) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Rick W. Allen (R-Georgia) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jodey C. Arrington (R-Texas) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Sanford D. Bishop (D-Georgia) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Stephanie I. Bice (R-Oklahoma) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Florida) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Vern Buchanan (R-Florida) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Andy Barr (R-Kentucky) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Julia Brownley (D-California) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ami Bera (D-California) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brian Babin (R-Texas) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Donald S. Beyer (D-Virginia) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mike Bost (R-Illinois) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brendan F. Boyle (D-Pennsylvania) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jim Banks (R-Indiana) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-California) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jack Bergman (R-Michigan) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James R. Baird (R-Indiana) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Tim Burchett (R-Tennessee) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Shontel M. Brown (D-Ohio) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ken Calvert (R-California) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James E. Clyburn (D-South Carolina) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Kat Cammack (R-Florida) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| John R. Carter (R-Texas) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ed Case (D-Hawaii) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jim Costa (D-California) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Emanuel Cleaver (D-Missouri) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Kathy Castor (D-Florida) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Yvette D. Clarke (D-New York) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Joe Courtney (D-Connecticut) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| André Carson (D-Indiana) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Judy Chu (D-California) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-Arkansas) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) | 2021-12-08 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
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HR2355 is the Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2021, introduced in the House of the 119th U.S. Congress by Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL). 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.
HR2355 was sponsored by Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL). Cosponsors and roll-call positions are listed on this page.
As of 2021-12-09, HR2355 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions..
HR2355 has had 1 roll-call vote on record. The most recent: 2021-12-08 — 2/3 Yea-And-Nay (Passed).
HR2355 is categorized under "Health." Browse other bills in this area at /topic-health/.
Each member’s vote is shown on this page, with party affiliation, state, and the official vote question. Click any member to see their full voting record.