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S. 2504: Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2014

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S. 2504: Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-19 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2014

Plain summary

Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force. Reauthorizes the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program through FY2019. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to report on the effectiveness of the program in reducing prescription drug abuse and any corresponding increase or decrease in the use of heroin. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program through FY2019. Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to: revise the 2011 Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Plan to reassess the approach to addressing prescription drug abuse in light of an increase in heroin use and to outline actions or programs to reduce and prevent such abuse, and ensure that ONDCP takes into account a specified GAO report concerning program coordination and identifies opportunities to enhance interagency coordination as part of the Plan. Requires the Secretary to advance the education and awareness of providers, patients, and stakeholders regarding the risk of abuse of prescription opioid drugs if such products are not taken as prescribed. Directs ONDCP to establish a national drug awareness campaign that: takes into account the association between prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and emphasizes the similarities between heroin and prescription opioids and the effects of these on the human body.

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Official text

Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · 1 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong113-s2504 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113