H.R. 2119: Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
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H.R. 2119: Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-03 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
Plain summary
Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to require: (1) the Attorney General to require practitioners, as a condition on registering or renewing registration to dispense controlled substances in schedules II, III, IV, or V, to obtain particular training or special certification meeting standards established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on controlled substance addiction and abuse and on appropriate and safe use of such controlled substances; and (2) such training or certification to be provided by a medical society, a medical licensing board of the state where the practitioner is licensed, an accredited continuing education provider, or another organization that the Secretary determines is appropriate.
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Official text
Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] · 3 cosponsors
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Harold Rogers (R-KY), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2119.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2119 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112