# 116-hr-4974: MATE Act of 2019

116-hr-4974, MATE Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4974
- Congress: 116
- Title: MATE Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2019-11-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2019 or the MATE Act of 2019 This bill requires prescribers of controlled substances, as a condition of obtaining or renewing their registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration, to complete specified education or training on the prevention, treatment, and management of opioid-use and other substance-use disorders. This education and training shall also satisfy the training requirements currently needed to obtain waivers to prescribe certain medication-assisted treatments for opioid-use disorders in settings other than opioid treatment programs.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4974 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4974)

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- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
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