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Congressional Legislation Details
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'A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, and for other purposes.
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Bill # S.45
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Status:
01/24/2005: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
02/01/2005: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
02/01/2005: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
07/19/2005: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
07/19/2005: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
07/21/2005: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
07/21/2005: Received in the House.
07/21/2005: Held at the desk.
07/27/2005: Cleared for White House.
07/27/2005: Considered under suspension of the rules.
07/27/2005: Mr. Deal (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
07/27/2005: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
07/27/2005: Considered as unfinished business.
07/27/2005: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/27/2005: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 429 - 0 (Roll no. 435).
07/29/2005: Presented to President.
08/02/2005: Signed by President.
08/02/2005: Became Public Law No: 109-56.
Committee/Subcommittee Activity:
Judiciary: Referral
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: Referral
Amendment(s):
No amendments.
Summary:
8/2/2005--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate the 30-patient limit for medical group practices allowed to dispense narcotic drugs in schedules III, IV, or V for maintenance or detoxification treatment (retains the 30-patient limit for an individual physician).
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