H.R. 1627

Summary

H.R. 1627, the TREATS Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 26, 2025 by Rep. Donald Norcross (D) with 31 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Feb 26, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 1627 has 31 co-sponsors.

119 HR 1627 IH: Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-26
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1627  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 26, 2025   Mr. Norcross  (for himself and  Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on  the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act   or the   TREATS Act  .
2.
Telehealth for substance use disorder treatment
Section 309(e)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 829(e)(2) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)(i)—
(A)
by striking  at least 1 in-person medical evaluation  and inserting the following:
at least—
(I)
1 in-person medical evaluation
  ; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following:
(II)
for purposes of prescribing a controlled substance in schedule III, IV, or V that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a substance use disorder, 1 telehealth evaluation of the patient; or
  ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(D)
The term  telehealth evaluation  means a medical evaluation that is conducted in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws by a practitioner (other than a pharmacist) who is at a location remote from the patient and is communicating with the patient, or a practitioner who is treating the patient, using a telecommunications system referred to in section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m) ) that includes audio-only or audio and video equipment permitting two-way, real-time interactive communication between the distant site practitioner and the patient, or the practitioner who is treating the patient.
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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Donald Norcross (D) sponsors H.R. 1627, and 31 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Donald Norcross

Rep. · D–NJ-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 26, 2025 · Original

Don Bacon

Rep. · R–NE-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025

Nanette Barragan

Rep. · D–CA-44 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025

Steve Cohen

Rep. · D–TN-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025

Gerald Connolly

Rep. · D–VA-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025

Donald Davis

Rep. · D–NC-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025

Christopher Deluzio

Rep. · D–PA-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025

Debbie Dingell

Rep. · D–MI-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025

Josh Harder

Rep. · D–CA-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 1627 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Energy and Commerce.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Feb 26, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Feb 26, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1627 has taken 2 actions since Feb 26, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 1627 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 1627, as Identical bill.

S 3048TREATS ActOct 23, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensi… · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 1627 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• TREATS Act — Display Title
• TREATS Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

13 clients hired 14 firms and 54 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1627 in 44 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Insurance, Veterans, Education.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 54.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1627 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1627’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1627 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Drug, alcohol, tobacco use to Mental health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1627, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NORCROSS:H.R. 1627.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)[Page H880]

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