Hearing: Examining Legislative Proposals to Combat our Nation's Drug Abuse Crisis

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Thursday, October 8, 2015 (10:15 AM)

Continuation on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 (4:00 PM)

2322 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Michael Botticelli
Director of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President

Added 10/07/2015 at 03:01 PM
  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 10/07/2015 at 03:01 PM
  • Witness CV and TNT [PDF] Added 10/07/2015 at 05:35 PM
  • Questions for the Record Letter [PDF] Added 11/24/2015 at 05:21 PM

Dr. Richard Frank
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS

Added 10/07/2015 at 05:35 PM
  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 10/07/2015 at 05:35 PM
  • Questions for the Record Letter [PDF] Added 11/24/2015 at 05:21 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 05/23/2016 at 08:19 PM
  • Witness CV and TNT [PDF] Added 10/07/2015 at 05:35 PM

Dr. Jack Riley
Acting Deputy Administrator, DEA

Added 10/07/2015 at 11:08 AM
  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 10/07/2015 at 11:08 AM
  • Witness CV and TNT [PDF] Added 10/07/2015 at 11:17 AM
  • Questions for the Record Letter [PDF] Added 11/24/2015 at 05:21 PM

Panel two

Dr. Allen Anderson
President, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Added 10/16/2015 at 12:23 PM
  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 10/19/2015 at 11:04 AM
  • Questions for the Record Letter [PDF] Added 11/24/2015 at 05:21 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 12/22/2015 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness CV and TNT [PDF] Added 10/19/2015 at 11:35 AM

Dr. Paul Halverson
Dean, Indiana University, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health

Added 10/16/2015 at 12:23 PM
  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 10/19/2015 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness CV and TNT [PDF] Added 10/19/2015 at 11:35 AM

Dr. Kenneth Katz
Lehigh Valley Health Network, Department of Emergency Medicine, Section of Medical Toxicology

Added 10/16/2015 at 12:23 PM
  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 10/19/2015 at 11:04 AM
  • Questions for the Record Letter [PDF] Added 11/24/2015 at 05:21 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 12/22/2015 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness CV and TNT [PDF] Added 10/19/2015 at 11:35 AM

Dr. Chapman Sledge
Chief Medical Officer, Cumberland Heights

Added 10/16/2015 at 12:23 PM
  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 10/19/2015 at 11:04 AM
  • Questions for the Record Letter [PDF] Added 11/24/2015 at 05:21 PM
  • Witness CV and TNT [PDF] Added 10/19/2015 at 11:35 AM

Dr. Robert Corey Waller
Chair, Legislative Advocacy Committee, American Society of Addiction Medicine

Added 10/16/2015 at 12:23 PM
  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 10/19/2015 at 11:04 AM
  • Questions for the Record Letter [PDF] Added 11/24/2015 at 05:21 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 12/22/2015 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness CV and TNT [PDF] Added 10/19/2015 at 11:35 AM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 2536, the Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act [PDF]
  • H.R. 2805, the Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 [PDF]
  • H.R. 2872, the Opioid Addiction Treatment Modernization Act. [PDF]
  • H.R. 3014, the Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 [PDF]
  • H.R. 3537, the Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015 [PDF]
  • H.R. ____, the Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 [PDF]
  • H.R. ____, the Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2015 [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF] Added 10/01/2015 at 06:15 PM
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 10/06/2015 at 09:41 AM
  • Hearing Attendance (Day 1) [PDF] Added 10/08/2015 at 05:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - AMA Letter [PDF] Added 10/08/2015 at 05:36 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Murphy - HHS Letter [PDF] Added 10/08/2015 at 05:36 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - DPA Letter [PDF] Added 10/08/2015 at 05:36 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Bucshon - AATOD Letter [PDF] Added 10/08/2015 at 05:36 PM
  • Opening Statement - Rep Upton [PDF] Added 10/08/2015 at 05:40 PM
  • Opening Statement - Rep Pitts [PDF] Added 10/08/2015 at 05:40 PM
  • Opening Statement - Rep Barton [PDF] Added 10/08/2015 at 05:40 PM
  • Hearing Reconvene Notice [PDF] Added 10/14/2015 at 04:48 PM
  • Hearing Attendance (Day 2) [PDF] Added 10/20/2015 at 05:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - ACEP Statement [PDF] Added 10/20/2015 at 05:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - AMA Statement [PDF] Added 10/20/2015 at 05:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - CLAAD Statement [PDF] Added 10/20/2015 at 05:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - Cooper Statement [PDF] Added 10/20/2015 at 05:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - FOP Statement [PDF] Added 10/20/2015 at 05:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - NACS Statement [PDF] Added 10/20/2015 at 05:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - NACDS Statement [PDF] Added 10/20/2015 at 05:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Sarbanes - Purdue Letter [PDF] Added 10/20/2015 at 05:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - AAPA Statement [PDF] Added 10/20/2015 at 05:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - CPDD Statement [PDF] Added 10/20/2015 at 05:46 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - FSAFBI Statement [PDF] Added 10/20/2015 at 05:46 PM
  • Hearing Transcript (Day 2) [PDF] Added 10/26/2015 at 10:46 AM
  • Opening Statement - Rep. Pallone [PDF] Added 03/03/2016 at 02:39 PM
  • Opening Statement - Rep. Green [PDF] Added 03/03/2016 at 02:39 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep Pitts - AAOS Statement [PDF] Added 05/23/2016 at 08:19 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Transcript (Day 1) [PDF] Added 10/19/2015 at 11:51 AM

First Published: October 1, 2015 at 06:05 PM
Last Updated: May 23, 2016 at 08:21 PM


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