Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014
Latest action · Aug 1, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-143.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 12, 2013
- Passed HouseJul 8, 2014
- Passed SenateJul 16, 2014
- To the PresidentJul 23, 2014
- Became lawAug 1, 2014Public Law 113-143
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 20, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit a veterinarian who is registered to manufacture or distribute controlled substances from being required to have a separate registration in order to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice at a site other than such veterinarian's principal place of business or professional practice, as long as the transporting and dispensing site is located in a state where the veterinarian is licensed to practice and is not a principal place of business or professional practice.
Cosponsors 185
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2013 to May 8, 2014; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 17, 2013 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Apr 17, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Apr 23, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2013Reported May 20, 2014 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 12, 2013Markup Apr 3, 2014Reported Apr 3, 2014 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2013Discharged May 20, 2014 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2013 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2014Signed by President.
- Aug 1, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-143.
- Jul 23, 2014Presented to President.
- Jul 17, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 16, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4567-4568)
- Jul 9, 2014Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 458.
- Jul 8, 2014Mr. Pitts moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 8, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5834-5836)
- Jul 8, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1528.
- Jul 8, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5834)
- May 20, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-457, Part I.
- May 20, 2014Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
- May 20, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 338.
- Apr 3, 2014Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 3, 2014Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
- Feb 27, 2014Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 27, 2014Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Apr 30, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Apr 12, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 12, 2013Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 12, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4567, S4568 | Harry Reid D-NV | Jul 16, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5834–H5836Text printed H5834 | Gene Green D-TX, Joseph R. Pitts R-PA, Kurt Schrader D-OR, Ted S. Yoho R-FL | Jul 8, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 18, 2014H.R. 1528, Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 3, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1992.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43236 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2014 Appropriations Archived | Report | Oct 15, 2014 |
| R43323 | Defense: FY2014 Authorization and Appropriations Archived | Report | Jan 8, 2014 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 950 | Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013 | Identical bill | May 14, 2013 |
| S 1171 | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow a veterinarian to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location. | Related bill | Mar 20, 2014 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow a veterinarian to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 9, 2014Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jul 8, 2014Engrossed in House
- May 20, 2014Reported in House
- Apr 12, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
