MATE Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 18, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedNov 1, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2019 or the MATE Act of 2019
This bill requires prescribers of controlled substances, as a condition of obtaining or renewing their registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration, to complete specified education or training on the prevention, treatment, and management of opioid-use and other substance-use disorders. This education and training shall also satisfy the training requirements currently needed to obtain waivers to prescribe certain medication-assisted treatments for opioid-use disorders in settings other than opioid treatment programs.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 1, 2019 to Jun 15, 2020, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Nov 1, 2019 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Nov 1, 2019 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Nov 1, 2019 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Nov 1, 2019 |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Original | Nov 1, 2019 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | Nov 1, 2019 |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Original | Nov 1, 2019 |
| D-NY | Max Rose | Original | Nov 1, 2019 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Nov 1, 2019 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Feb 6, 2020 | |
| D-CA | TJ Cox | Feb 7, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Feb 10, 2020 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Nov 4, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 1, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 1, 2019Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4640 | MATE Act of 2020 | Related bill | Sep 22, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Alternative treatments
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Drug therapy
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Employment and training programs
- Health
- Health personnel
- Higher education
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical education
- Nursing
- Prescription drugs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2019Introduced in House
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