H.R. 4641: To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 4641: To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.
114th Congress · introduced 2016-02-26 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-02-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 184 (2016): On Passage, HR4641 (2016-05-11), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and 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
To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to: (1) review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication; and (2) examine and identify the need for, development of, and availability of medical alternatives to opioids (drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications). The task force must submit a report that includes: (1) the modified and updated best practices; (2) a strategy for disseminating the best practices; (3) the feasibility of linking the best practices to Drug Enforcement Administration registration of manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers of controlled substances; (4) recommendations for effectively applying the best practices at medical facilities; and (5) recommendations regarding medical alternatives to opioids.
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To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] · 2 cosponsors
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 184 (2016): On Passage, HR4641 (2016-05-11): Passed
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4641.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr4641 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114