# 118-hr-4490: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize pharmacies to deliver certain controlled substances to an administering practitioner in lieu of delivering such substances to the ultimate user, and for other purposes.

118-hr-4490, To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize pharmacies to deliver certain controlled substances to an administering practitioner in lieu of delivering such substances to the ultimate user, and for other purposes., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-4490
- Congress: 118
- Title: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize pharmacies to deliver certain controlled substances to an administering practitioner in lieu of delivering such substances to the ultimate user, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2023-07-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize pharmacies to deliver certain controlled substances to an administering practitioner in lieu of delivering such substances to the ultimate user, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2023-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2023-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-4490 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4490)

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