II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1584 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2019 Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Bennet , Ms. Harris , and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for dubious marketing and distribution of opioid products and for their role in creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic in the United States.