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H.R. 1384: Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021

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H.R. 1384: Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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

Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021

Plain summary

Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021 This bill removes the requirement that a health care practitioner apply for a separate waiver through the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to dispense certain narcotic drugs (e.g., buprenorphine) for maintenance or detoxification treatment (i.e., substance use disorder treatment). Further, a community health aide or community health practitioner may dispense certain narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment without registering with the DEA if the drug is prescribed by a health care practitioner through telemedicine. It preempts state laws related to licensure for this activity. The bill also directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to conduct a national campaign to educate health care practitioners and encourage them to integrate substance use disorder treatment into their practices.

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Official text

Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · 250 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Mike Levin (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Judy Chu (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Bill Foster (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) and 190 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1384 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117