To require a study and report on policy and regulatory changes that may have contributed to the opioid epidemic.
Latest action · May 22, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 22, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on health care policy changes that may have contributed to the rise in opioid overdoses and deaths over the last 10 years.
The report must include an examination of:
- federal decisions relating to pain management strategies,
- state prescription drug monitoring programs,
- prescribing limitations, and
- pain medications with and without abuse-deterrent formulations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 May 22, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2018Introduced in House
- May 22, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 164, no. 84, May 22, 2018, page H4584.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4482 | Opioid Abuse Deterrence, Research, and Recovery Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jan 9, 2018 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require a study and report on policy and regulatory changes that may have contributed to the opioid epidemic.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Prescription drugs
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 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.
