NASADAD Signs on Letter to House Panel Regarding H.R. 5629 and H.R. 5630

On Monday, May 4th, twenty-one (21) national and ninety-nine (99) State and local groups signed on to a letter sent to the leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health expressing concerns about H.R. 5629 (a bill to repeal most of the updates made to 42 CFR Part 8) and H.R. 5630 (a bill to mandate a number of new reporting requirements in the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, Recovery Services (SUPTRS) Block Grant application related to the diversion of medications for substance use disorders). The Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health is Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and the Ranking Member is Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO). During a March 26th legislative hearing held by the Subcommittee, H.R. 5629 and H.R. 5630 were listed as potential bills that could be considered at a future “mark-up session.”

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