Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 13, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2018
- Passed HouseJun 12, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide Medicare beneficiaries with educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management, as well as descriptions of covered alternative (non-opioid) pain-management treatments.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2018 to Jun 1, 2018; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Original | May 7, 2018 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | May 7, 2018 |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | May 8, 2018 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 9, 2018 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | May 23, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jun 1, 2018 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 7, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 11, 2018 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 7, 2018Markup May 9, 2018Reported Jun 8, 2018 |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jun 13, 2018 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jun 12, 2018Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 12, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5064-5066)
- Jun 12, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5685.
- Jun 12, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5064)
- Jun 12, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 8, 2018Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-715, Part I.
- May 11, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 9, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 9, 2018Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- May 7, 2018Introduced in House
- May 7, 2018Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
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 H5064–H5066Text printed H5064 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR, John J. Faso R-NY | 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 11, 2018H.R. 5685, the Medicare Opioid Safety Education 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. 73, May 7, 2018, page H3782.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6 | SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act | Related bill | Oct 24, 2018 |
| S 2707 | Informing Seniors about Opioids Act of 2018 | Related bill | Apr 18, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management as part of the Medicare & You handbook.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Medicare Opioid Safety Education 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
- May 7, 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.
