Push technology solutions to combat interstate doctor shopping and shut down the pill pipeline across state borders.

In recent months, he has pushed for technology solutions that will combat interstate doctor shopping and shut down the pill pipeline across state borders.

Rogers commits to pursuing technology-based measures against interstate doctor shopping and pill diversion.

Rogers Highlights Prescription Drug Abuse at Judiciary, Appropriations Committee Hearings; Pushes for Legislative Solutions - Press Releases - U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers
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Rogers said he voted this week for the HALT Fentanyl Act and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, describing them as legislation to combat the opioid epidemic and stop the flow of illicit fentanyl.

Recent official statement shows Rogers continuing to support federal anti-opioid legislation, including measures aimed at fentanyl trafficking and opioid abuse.

partial later_term A for effort

Congressman Rogers Continues Efforts to Expand Services and Federal Support in Rural America - Press Releases - U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers
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The enacted law reauthorizes opioid-response programs and includes Section 105, 'Promoting state choice in PDMP systems.'

Federal law now includes a PDMP-related provision consistent with Rogers's long-running push for prescription monitoring and interstate abuse prevention.

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SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
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Rogers said it was time to link PDMP systems to eliminate interstate doctor shopping fueling the pill pipeline.

This is the clearest original statement of the promise: interstate PDMP connectivity to stop doctor shopping and pill trafficking across borders.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Rogers, Wolf and Senators Portman, Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
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Rogers's office said the lawmakers introduced prescription-drug-abuse legislation and that Rogers wanted to link PDMP systems to address interstate doctor shopping and the pill pipeline.

This is the strongest evidence of the original promise and concrete legislative effort: interstate PDMP linkage to stop cross-border doctor shopping and pill trafficking.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Rogers, Wolf and Senators Portman, Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
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The 2018 SUPPORT Act created qualified PDMP requirements for Medicaid controlled-substance prescribing, including near-real-time access to prescription history and state reports on provider use.

Federal law later required states to use qualified PDMPs in Medicaid contexts, a partial technology-based response to doctor shopping and opioid abuse.

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Public Law 115-271, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
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The law conditioned enhanced federal matching funds on agreements with all contiguous states enabling providers to access PDMP information through the prescription drug monitoring program.

This directly advanced interstate PDMP connectivity, matching the core technology mechanism Rogers promised, but only as an incentive/condition rather than proof the pill pipeline was shut down.

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Public Law 115-271, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
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Section 7162 amended the Public Health Service Act PDMP program and required evaluation of progress toward interstate and intrastate interoperability, including technical, legal, and financial barriers.

The statute shows Congress moved toward interstate PDMP interoperability but also treated barriers as ongoing, supporting partial rather than full delivery.

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Public Law 115-271, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
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Congress.gov records H.R.2483 as becoming Public Law 119-44 on December 1, 2025 after passing the House and Senate.

A later opioid-response reauthorization became law, demonstrating continued federal movement on substance-use and PDMP-related policy, but not full delivery of the promised shutdown of cross-border pill trafficking.

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H.R.2483 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
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Public Law 119-44 includes Section 105, 'Promoting state choice in PDMP systems,' addressing PDMP vendors, interoperability connections, and nationally recognized open standards.

The 2025 enacted law contains a PDMP interoperability-related provision, a partial continuation of the promised technology solution rather than evidence that the interstate pill pipeline was eliminated.

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Public Law 119-44, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
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The House Clerk records H.R.2483 passing 366-57 on June 4, 2025; Rogers (KY) voted Yea.

Rogers personally supported the later SUPPORT reauthorization that included PDMP-related provisions, showing continued effort after the original promise.

partial later_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 151, H.R. 2483
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