Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act
Latest action · Dec 1, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 30, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act
This bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to provide additional funds through FY2027 for state grants to address the opioid abuse crisis.
The bill provides funds to the Department of Health and Human Services through FY2022 for state grants to conduct research on addiction and pain related to substance misuse.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 30, 2017 to Feb 8, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Dec 5, 2017 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 8, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 1, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 1, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 30, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 30, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5299 | James P. McGovern D-MA | Jun 20, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 195, November 30, 2017, page H9570.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2004 | Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act | Identical bill | Oct 25, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase funding for the State response to the opioid misuse crisis and to provide funding for research on addiction and pain related to the substance misuse crisis.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Appropriations
- Drug therapy
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical research
- Research administration and funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
