S. 2559 · 118th Congress
Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act
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ManchinSponsor9 cosponsors · 7 D, 1 R, 1 I
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Baldwin
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Klobuchar
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King
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Warren9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 27, 2023
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act
Latest action (Jul 27, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 27, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.