S2484-118

Introduced

To ensure that States do not prohibit an individual from obtaining, possessing, distributing, or using life-saving drug testing technologies, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 25, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To ensure that States do not prohibit an individual from obtaining, possessing, distributing, or using life-saving drug testing technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Trade.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Nationwide Access to Test Strips Act.
  • Section idc37491225b074e8eac4dce79025b6353: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 109,000 people in the United States died from drug...
  • Section id123483b918dc4d1b9891d41c542f614d: 3. Access to drug testing technologies In this section, the term life-saving drug testing technologies means devices, including test strips, that can detect...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To ensure that States do not prohibit an individual from obtaining, possessing, distributing, or using life-saving drug testing technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, To ensure that States do not prohibit an individual from obtaining, possessing, distributing, or using life-saving drug testing technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Criminal Justice Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies:
health care providers and patients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 25, 2023

Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Welch, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Criminal Justice Trade
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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