House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act

H.R. 2281Introduced Apr 10, 2019Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedApr 10, 2019
Committee actionSep 9, 2020
Passed HouseNov 17, 2020 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 18, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2281.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2281, Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act” on November 17, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 17, 2020 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56775
CBO publication date
November 17, 2020
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2281, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2281, Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act” on November 17, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 17, 2020 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56775
CBO publication date
November 17, 2020
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2281, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2281, Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act” on December 24, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 24, 2020 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56923
CBO publication date
December 24, 2020
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2281, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-587 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on November 17, 2020.
Source: Congress.gov, reported November 17, 2020 ↗
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H.R. 2281, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUIZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 62, April 10, 2019, Page H3259):
Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of Congress.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2019 ↗
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H.R. 2281, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Greg Walden (R-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Raul Ruiz.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-36 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.