Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

H.R. 5086

BillFederalHouseIn Committee
Safe Disposal of Opioids Act of 2021
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · August 25, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Congress
117th (2021–2023)
Introduced
August 24, 2021
Cosponsors (5)
2D 3R
View PDF ↗

Summary

Highlight any text to annotate
Safe Disposal of Opioids Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Justice to award grants to establish or maintain disposal sites for unwanted prescription medications. Additionally, the bill imposes a fee on the sale of an active opioid by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. The Department of Health and Human Services must establish a mechanism to provide discounts to patients to ensure that they do not pay the fee.

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.