Better Pain Management Through Better Data Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 13, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedApr 11, 2018
- Passed HouseJun 12, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Better Pain Management Through Better Data Act of 2018
This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to update or issue guidance for drug sponsors on data collection related to the use of other pain medication to reduce the need for opioids.
The guidance must address alternative methods for data collection, product labeling, and investigations other than clinical trials.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2018 to Jun 12, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Apr 11, 2018 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Apr 16, 2018 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 9, 2018 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | May 23, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 12, 2018 |
Committees 2
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 Apr 11, 2018Markup May 9, 2018 |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jun 13, 2018 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jun 12, 2018Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 12, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5031-5032)
- Jun 12, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5473.
- Jun 12, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5031-5032)
- Jun 12, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 9, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 9, 2018Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Apr 11, 2018Introduced in House
- Apr 11, 2018Referred 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 H5030–H5032Text printed H5031 | Barbara Comstock R-VA, Ben Ray Luján D-NM, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR | Jun 12, 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 8, 2018H.R. 5473, Better Pain Management Through Better Data Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 9, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 58, April 11, 2018, page H3147.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update or issue one or more guidances addressing alternative methods for data collection on opioid sparing and inclusion of such data in product labeling, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Better Pain Management Through Better Data Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Better Pain Management Through Better Data Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2018Referred in Senate
- Jun 12, 2018Engrossed in House
- Apr 11, 2018Introduced 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.
