HR 5925 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

CRISIS Act

Introduced May 23, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Trey Gowdy R-SC

Latest action · Jun 21, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 23, 2018
Passed HouseJun 20, 2018
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Coordinated Response through Interagency Strategy and Information Sharing Act or the CRISIS Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the operations and activities of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).

It redesignates the ONDCP as the Office of National Drug Control (ONDC) and makes the director a cabinet-level official.

The bill codifies with modifications the functions, responsibilities, and authorities of the ONDC.

It reauthorizes through FY2023 the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and the Drug Free Communities Support Program.

Finally, it directs the ONDC to designate opioids and opioid analogues as emergency threats and to issue a National Opioid Crisis Response Plan.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 23, 2018.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings	Original	May 23, 2018
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly	Original	May 23, 2018
R-NC	Mark Meadows	Original	May 23, 2018

Committees 7

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Oversight and Government Reform Committee	Referred May 23, 2018Markup May 23, 2018Reported Jun 20, 2018
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred May 23, 2018Discharged Jun 20, 2018
House	Foreign Affairs Committee	Referred May 23, 2018Discharged Jun 20, 2018
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred May 23, 2018Discharged Jun 20, 2018
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee	Referred May 23, 2018
House	Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee	Referred May 23, 2018Discharged Jun 20, 2018
House	Appropriations Committee	Referred May 23, 2018Discharged Jun 20, 2018
Senate	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jun 21, 2018

Actions 18

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 21, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 20, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-767, Part I.
Jun 20, 2018Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Jun 20, 2018Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Jun 20, 2018Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Jun 20, 2018Committee on Intelligence (Permanent) discharged.
Jun 20, 2018Committee on Appropriations discharged.
Jun 20, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 596.
Jun 20, 2018Mr. Mitchell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 20, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5304-5325)
Jun 20, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5925.
Jun 20, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5304-5321)
Jun 20, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 23, 2018Introduced in House
May 23, 2018Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Appropriations, 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.
May 23, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 23, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 23, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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 H5304–H5325Text printed H5304–H5321	Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Keith J. Rothfus R-PA, Mark Meadows R-NC, Paul Mitchell I-MI	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.

Committee report

H. Rept. 115-767

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

Jun 15, 2018H.R. 5925, CRISIS ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 23, 2018, with a subsequent amendment provided to CBO on June 13, 2018
Jun 11, 2018H.R. 5925, CRISIS ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 23, 2018

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: U.S. Const. Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 14, relating to the Congress's power ``to make rules for the Government . . .''; U.S. Const. Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 3, relating to the Congress's power ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes''; and U.S. Const. Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 18 relating to the Congress's power ``to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 85, May 23, 2018, page H4693.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 5980	CODE RED Act	Related bill	May 25, 2018

Titles 7

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To codify provisions relating to the Office of National Drug Control, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: CRISIS Act; Coordinated Response through Interagency Strategy and Information Sharing Act
Short Titles as Reported to House: CRISIS Act; Coordinated Response through Interagency Strategy and Information Sharing Act
Short Titles as Passed House: Coordinated Response through Interagency Strategy and Information Sharing Act; CRISIS Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 21, 2018Referred in Senate
Jun 20, 2018Engrossed in House
Jun 20, 2018Reported in House
May 23, 2018Introduced in House

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