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Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act

USA117th CongressS-1723| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (10)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Mitt Romney (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act This bill imposes an excise tax on the sale of any active opioid. The tax is equal to one cent per milligram so sold and it is imposed on the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the opioid. The term active opioid means any controlled substance that is opium, an opiate, or any derivative thereof. The bill provides block grants for substance abuse treatment programs. The Department of Health and Human Services must report on the impact of this bill on (1) the retail cost of active opioids; (2) patient access to such opioids, particularly cancer and hospice patients; and (3) the use of tax revenues to improve substance abuse treatment efforts. The report must also make suggestions for improving access to opioids for cancer and hospice patients and substance abuse treatment efforts.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-425
Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-425
    Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

CancerCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal carePrescription drugsSales and excise taxes

Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act

USA117th CongressS-1723| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act This bill imposes an excise tax on the sale of any active opioid. The tax is equal to one cent per milligram so sold and it is imposed on the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the opioid. The term active opioid means any controlled substance that is opium, an opiate, or any derivative thereof. The bill provides block grants for substance abuse treatment programs. The Department of Health and Human Services must report on the impact of this bill on (1) the retail cost of active opioids; (2) patient access to such opioids, particularly cancer and hospice patients; and (3) the use of tax revenues to improve substance abuse treatment efforts. The report must also make suggestions for improving access to opioids for cancer and hospice patients and substance abuse treatment efforts.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-425
Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-425
    Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (10)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Mitt Romney (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CancerCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal carePrescription drugsSales and excise taxes