House Bill 5531
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Opioid Emergency Response Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 17, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5531
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Opioid Emergency Response Act
This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to opioid use, including programs to incentivize the use of opioid alternatives; the bill also creates a new, sixth schedule of controlled substances that includes specified synthetic fentanyl-related substances.
April 17, 2018
05/22/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
04/24/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
04/17/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
04/17/2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
04/17/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:50 PM