S. 1277: Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Act
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S. 1277: Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-10 · Health · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5706)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5706) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Act
Plain summary
Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Act - Establishes the Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Commission, whose duties shall be to: (1) review and report to Congress on federal initiatives regarding efforts to prevent and reduce prescription drug abuse, (2) identify gaps and opportunities regarding the safe use of prescription drugs with the potential for diversion and abuse, and (3) make recommendations on specific ways to reduce diversion and abuse of prescription drugs. Requires the report to describe Commission efforts to prevent or reduce drug diversion and abuse to ensure that patients continue to have access to medications and include specific recommendations for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other federal and state agencies concerning prescription drug monitoring and abuse.
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Official text
Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · 3 cosponsors
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Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s1277.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s1277 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113