House Bill 5892
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace.
Active
Passed House on Jun 13, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5892
Congress
115
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
checkPassed on June 13, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5129-5130)
Summary
This bill establishes an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Department of Labor on actions Labor can take to provide informational resources and best practices for addressing the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace and supporting workers abusing opioids.
The bill terminates the committee after three years.
06/14/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
06/13/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
06/13/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5129-5130)
06/13/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5129-5130)
06/13/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5892.
06/13/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5129-5131)
06/13/2018
Mr. Lewis (MN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
05/21/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
05/21/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
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