H.R. 304Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017

1 recorded action148 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Richard Hudson [R-NC-08]
Cosponsors: 25 · 13 Democrats · 12 Republicans
Policy area: Health
Committees: Energy and Commerce Committee, Judiciary Committee · and 1 more
Latest action: Nov 17, 2017 · Became Public Law No: 115-83.

IntroducedJan 5, 2017
Passed the HouseJan 9, 2017
Passed the SenateOct 24, 2017
Sent to the PresidentNov 7, 2017
Became lawNov 17, 2017

What the measure doesCRS summary

Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency to administer controlled substances if the agency submits an application demonstrating that it is authorized to conduct such activity in the state in which the agency practices. The DEA may deny an application if it determines that the registration is inconsistent with the public interest.

An EMS agency may obtain a single registration in each state instead of a separate registration for each location.

A registered EMS agency may deliver, store, and receive controlled substances, subject to specified conditions.

An EMS professional of a registered EMS agency may administer controlled substances in schedules II, III, IV, or V outside the physical presence of a medical director if such administration is authorized under state law and pursuant to a standing or verbal order, subject to specified conditions.

The bill specifies that a hospital-based EMS agency (i.e., an EMS agency owned or operated by a hospital) may continue to administer controlled substances under the hospital's DEA registration.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 304 as public Law on Nov 17, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 25

House Jan 9, 2017

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017

Passed · Two-thirds required

404 Yea 0 Nay 29 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members433 members

Democratic193 members

Republican240 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors25 · 13 Democrats · 12 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 304 and vote against it. 19 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 3048 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 304 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONfiled by AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD, AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: American Ambulance Association Federal PAC

Medicare/Medicaid · Pharmacy16 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMS PHYSICIANSfiled by HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLPIts PAC: National Association of EMS Physicians PAC

Health Issues4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2017Filing

CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE

Health Issues · Education · Homeland Security · Government Issues +2 more2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2017Filing

HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIAfiled by THE HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIAIts PAC: The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania- Federal PAC

Budget/Appropriations · Health Issues · Medicare/Medicaid · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2017Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (NAEMT)filed by KIM KRENIKIts PAC: National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians EMS PAC

Health Issues2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2017Filing

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: American Hospital Association PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Health Issues · Medicare/Medicaid · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +2 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2017Filing

INDIVIOR INC

Health Issues · Budget/Appropriations · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2017Filing

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS

Transportation · Health Issues · Education · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +5 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2017Filing

29 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.