US HB5685 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on June 13 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on June 13 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
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.
Title
Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018
Sponsors
| Rep. John Faso [R-NY] | Rep. James Renacci [R-OH] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA] |
| Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR] | Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-13 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| 2018-06-12 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2018-06-12 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5064) |
| 2018-06-12 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5685. |
| 2018-06-12 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5064-5066) |
| 2018-06-12 | House | Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
| 2018-06-08 | House | Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-715, Part I. |
| 2018-05-11 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2018-05-09 | House | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| 2018-05-09 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2018-05-07 | House | Referred 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. |
| 2018-05-07 | House | Referred 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. |
| 2018-05-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2707 (Related) 2018-04-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB6 (Related) 2018-10-24 - Became Public Law No: 115-271.
HR1099 (Similar To) 2018-09-28 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB6 (Related) 2018-10-24 - Became Public Law No: 115-271.
HR1099 (Similar To) 2018-09-28 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
Alternative treatments
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Health
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Health
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicare
Prescription drugs
