RESTORE Act of 2017
Latest action · Nov 1, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedOct 19, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restoring Enforcement Standards to Track Opioids Responsively and Effectively Act of 2017 or the RESTORE Act of 2017
This bill repeals the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016. Provisions of the Controlled Substances Act amended by the Act are restored.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 19, 2017 to Jan 12, 2018; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Oct 19, 2017 |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Original | Oct 19, 2017 |
| R-WV | Evan H. Jenkins | Original | Oct 19, 2017 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Oct 19, 2017 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Oct 19, 2017 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Oct 24, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Jan 10, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jan 12, 2018 |
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 Oct 19, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 20, 2017 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 19, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Oct 20, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 19, 2017Introduced in House
- Oct 19, 2017Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E888 | Collin C. Peterson D-MN | Jun 21, 2018 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 169, October 19, 2017, page H8042.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4080 | Effective Opioid Enforcement Act of 2017 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2017 |
| HR 4095 | DEA Opioid Enforcement Restoration Act of 2017 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal Public Law 114-145 to ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administration has the authority to carry out needed enforcement actions for drug diversion control investigations and operations to combat the opioid epidemic.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- RESTORE Act of 2017
- Restoring Enforcement Standards to Track Opioids Responsively and Effectively Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative remedies
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Justice
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical education
- Prescription drugs
- Retail and wholesale trades
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2017Introduced 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.
