CARA 2.0 Act of 2018

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Bill Number

HR 5311

Introduced

Mar 15, 2018

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Topics

Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Child health Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Department of Health and Human Services Department of Justice Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment and training programs First responders and emergency personnel Government information and archives Health Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Licensing and registrations Mental health Nursing Prescription drugs Specialized courts Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Women's health Worker safety and health

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Summary

CARA 2.0 Act of 2018

This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises several programs relating to opioid- and substance-use disorder prevention and treatment, including awareness campaigns and training programs for first responders; the bill also establishes several requirements relating to opioid prescribing practices, such as an initial three-day supply limit for certain opioids.

Actions

Apr 30, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 15, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Mar 15, 2018

Introduced in House

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