S. 2256: Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2015-11-05 · Health · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-11-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016

Plain summary

Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide information to certain prescribers on best practices for prescribing naloxone for patients receiving chronic opioid therapy or being treated for opioid use disorders. (Naloxone is a prescription drug used to rapidly reverse an overdose of opioids, which are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.) The information must be provided to prescribers in federally qualified health centers and the health care facilities of the Indian Health Service. The Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs must provide such information to prescribers in their medical facilities.

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Official text

Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · 1 cosponsors

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Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] reported raising $903,436 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2256.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2256 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114