# 114-hr-5249: STOP Pain Act

114-hr-5249, STOP Pain Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by LOIS CAPPS (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5249
- Congress: 114
- Title: STOP Pain Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-05-16
- Sponsor: LOIS CAPPS (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safe Treatments and Opportunities to Prevent Pain Act or the STOP Pain Act This bill authorizes the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to intensify and coordinate NIH research into the understanding of pain, therapies for chronic pain, and alternatives to opioids (drugs with effects similar to opium) for pain treatments. The prioritization and direction of federally funded pain research must consider recommendations made by the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2016-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5249 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5249)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5249 (as of 2025-11-18).