US Congress House Bill 5892 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-2)
Status: Engrossed on June 14 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-14 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace. (Sec. 1) This bill establishes an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Department of Labor on actions Labor can take to provide informational resources and best practices for addressing the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace and supporting workers abusing opioids. The advisory committee must report to Labor and Congress on successful programs and policies involving workplace resources and benefits, including recommendations or examples of best practices for how employers can support and respond to employees impacted by opioid abuse. The bill terminates the committee after three years.

To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace.

Rep. Jason Lewis [R-MN]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]
Sen. Jim Banks [R-IN]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-14	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2018-06-13	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-06-13	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5129-5130)
2018-06-13	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5892.
2018-06-13	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5129-5131)
2018-06-13	House	Mr. Lewis (MN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2018-05-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2018-05-21	House	Introduced in House

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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5892/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5892/BILLS-115hr5892ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5892/BILLS-115hr5892eh.pdf