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S. 586: NOPAIN Act

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S. 586: NOPAIN Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-04 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · 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 Finance. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

NOPAIN Act

Plain summary

Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation Act or the NOPAIN Act This bill temporarily establishes separate payments for certain non-opioid treatments under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services and the payment system for ambulatory surgical center services. The bill applies to pain management treatments that are able to replace or reduce opioid consumption, as shown through clinical trials or data.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

NOPAIN Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · 51 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tim Scott (R-SC), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), John Barrasso (R-WY), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), James Lankford (R-OK), Thom Tillis (R-NC), John Boozman (R-AR), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Steve Daines (R-MT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Jack Reed (D-RI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Todd Young (R-IN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Kennedy (R-LA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Thune (R-SD), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), John Cornyn (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] reported raising $5.4 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-s586 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117