US HR5531

Bill

Opioid Emergency Response Act

Introduced
04/17/2018

In Committee
05/22/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Opioid Emergency Response Act

AI Summary

This bill, the Opioid Emergency Response Act, provides a comprehensive, multifaceted approach to preventing and treating opioid addiction. The key provisions include: 1. Establishing a 5-year demonstration project to test the use of alternatives to opioids in hospital emergency departments and provide incentives to participating hospitals for reducing opioid use. 2. Creating the Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative at the National Institutes of Health to support research on pain management, medication-assisted treatment, and opioid overdose reversal. This initiative is funded with $500 million over 5 years. 3. Requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a review of veteran deaths to examine medication prescribing practices and mental health treatment access. 4. Expanding Medicare coverage for services provided by marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors. 5. Establishing a new Schedule A under the Controlled Substances Act to rapidly schedule new synthetic opioids and impose strict penalties for their manufacture, distribution, and possession. Overall, the bill aims to address the opioid crisis through a combination of research, treatment, and enforcement measures.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (4)

Vern Buchanan (R)*, Zoe Lofgren (D), Alan Lowenthal (D), Stephanie Murphy (D),

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (on 05/22/2018)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5531/all-info

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5531/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5531/BILLS-115hr5531ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5531/BILLS-115hr5531ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1057	STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017	ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Faso asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1057, a bill originally introduced by Representative Tiberi, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.	Related
HR2652	Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR2851	SITSA Act Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Related
HR3032	Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR3495	Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR411	Veteran Suicide Prevention Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR4733	Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR5558	Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HRes934	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 2851) to amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5735) to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to establish a demonstration program to set aside section 8 housing vouchers for supportive and transitional housing for individuals recovering from opioid use disorders or other substance use disorders, and for other p	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
S1327	SITSA Act Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Related
S1879	Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related
S2260	Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related
S372	STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related
S788	Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.	Related
S992	Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.	Related

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

HR1057

STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Faso asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1057, a bill originally introduced by Representative Tiberi, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

HR2652

Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017