118th Congress Taxation
S. 2559: Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act
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Summary
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.
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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 Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Angus King I-MEOriginal
- Mitt Romney R-UTOriginal
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NHOriginal
- Tina Smith D-MNOriginal
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIOriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Joe Manchin SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Joe Manchin.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.