New York U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has announced a bipartisan legislative proposal to combat the opioid crisis that would limit the supply of initial opioid prescriptions for acute pain to seven days.

The John S. McCain Opioid Addiction and Prevention Act is named after late-Senator John McCain, who was the Republican lead of this legislation last Congress.

Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner announced the proposal with Gillibrand.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are nearly two million Americans misusing prescription opioids, and an average of 41 people die per day from an overdose related to these prescription painkillers.

The CDC also found that in 2017, 68 percent of drug overdose deaths involved an opioid.

This bill would create a seven-day prescription limit for opioids so that no more than a seven-day supply may be prescribed to a patient at one time for acute pain, such as a wisdom tooth removal or a broken bone. This would help restrict the excess supply of opioids and help minimize the risk of abuse.

This seven-day prescription limit would not apply to the treatment of chronic pain, such as pain being treated as part of cancer care, hospice care, or other end-of-life care, or pain treated as part of palliative care, a statement from Gillibrand’s office said.

This federal legislation is modeled after laws in several states. Currently, 15 states, including New York, limit initial opioid prescriptions for acute pain.