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S. 2535: Opioid Quota Reform Act

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S. 2535: Opioid Quota Reform Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-03-12 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-03-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Opioid Quota Reform Act

Plain summary

Opioid Quota Reform Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to require the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to consider additional factors—the impact on overall public health and rates of diversion, abuse, and overdose deaths—in setting and adjusting production and manufacturing quotas for fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, oxymorphone, and hydromorphone. Additionally, if the DEA increases the production quota of fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, oxymorphone, or hydromorphone, then it must explain why the public health benefits of increasing the quota outweigh the consequences of potential diversion.

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Official text

Opioid Quota Reform Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2535, Opioid Quota Reform Act (2018-07-03)

Cosponsors on this site

John Kennedy (R-LA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] reported raising $84,084 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s2535 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115