U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The following Bills pertaining to healthcare, opioids, prescription drugs, and drug abuse/addiction have been introduced to the House of Representatives for the 2017-18 Congressional session.
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Number | Title | Sponsor | Sponsor’s District | Date Introduced | Committee Referral | Subcommittee | Stage |
H. Amdt.405 | Amends Bill 3354 | Bill Flores | R-TX-17 | Failed | |||
H.R.102 | Expanding Care for Veterans Act | Julia Brownley | D-CA-26 | 1/3/2017 | Veteran’s Affairs | Health | |
H.R.253 | Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 | Vern Buchanan | R-FL-16 | 1/4/2017 | Ways & Means | Human Resources | |
H.R.664 | STOP OD Act of 2017 | David Joyce | R-OH-14 | 1/24/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary, Oversight, Armed Services | Emerging Threats and Capabilities | |
H.R.992 | Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2017 | Bill Foster | D-IL-11 | 2/9/2017 | Energy & Commerce | Health | |
H.R.993 | Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2017 | Bill Foster | D-IL-11 | 2/9/2017 | Energy & Commerce | Health | |
H.R.994 | Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2017 | Bill Foster | D-IL-11 | 2/9/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Natural Resources | Indian Native Affairs | |
H.R.1101 | Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 | Sam Johnson | R-TX-3 | 2/16/2017 | Education & Workforce | Passed | |
H.R.1162 | No Hero Left Untreated Act | Stephen Knight | R-CA-25 | 2/16/2017 | Veteran’s Affairs | Passed | |
H.R.1215 | Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 | Steve King | R-IA-4 | 2/24/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | Passed | |
H.R.1375 | Prescriber Support Act of 2017 | Katherine Clark | D-MA-5 | 3/7/2017 | Energy & Commerce | ||
H.R.1554 | Jessie’s Law | Tim Walberg | R-MI-7 | 3/15/2017 | Energy & Commerce | Health | |
H.R.1676 | Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act | Eliot Engel | D-NY-16 | 3/22/2017 | Energy & Commerce | Health | 247 co-sponsors |
H.R.1732 | Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2017 | Charles Dent | R-PA-15 | 3/27/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.R.1781 | Comprehensive Fentanyl Control Act | Daniel Donovan | R-NY-11 | 3/29/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Oversight, Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.R.1854 | Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017 | Evan Jenkins | R-WV-3 | 4/3/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.R.2025 | Abuse-Deterrent Opioids Plan for Tomorrow Act of 2017 | Morgan Griffith | R-VA-9 | 4/6/2017 | Energy & Commerce | Health | |
H.R.2038 | Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act | John B. Larson | D-CT-1 | 4/6/2017 | Health | ||
H.R.2063 | Opioid PACE Act of 2017 | Bradley Schneider | D-IL-10 | 4/6/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.Res.268 | Expressing the sense of the H of R regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the US from Mexico and China | David McKinley | R-WV-1 | 4/6/2017 | Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Energy & Commerce | Western Hemisphere | |
H.R.2142 | INTERDICT Act | Niki Tsongas | D-MA-3 | 4/25/2017 | Homeland Security | Passed | |
H.R.2652 | Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 | Mike Coffman | R-CO-6 | 5/25/2017 | Veteran’s Affairs | ||
H.R.2834 | Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act | Danny Davis | D-IL-7 | 6/8/2017 | Ways & Means | Passed | |
H.R.2838 | Acupuncture for Our Heroes Act | Judy Chu | D-CA-27 | 6/8/2017 | Veteran’s Affairs | Health | |
H.R.2839 | Acupuncture for Heroes and Seniors Act of 2017 | Judy Chu | D-CA-27 | 6/8/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, Ways & Means | ||
H.R.3105 | Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act | James McGovern | D-MA-2 | 6/29/2017 | Education & Workforce, Energy & Commerce | Health | |
H.R.3249 | Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2017 | Barbara Comstock | R-VA-10 | 7/14/2017 | Judicary | ||
H.R.3254 | Heroin and Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2017 | MichelleLujan Grisham | D-NM-1 | 7/14/2017 | Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, Budget | ||
H.R.3356 | Prison Reform and Redemption Act | Doug Collins | R-GA-9 | 7/24/2017 | Judicary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.R.3382 | YOUTH Act | Katherine Clark | D-MA-5 | 7/25/2017 | Energy & Commerce | Health | |
H.R.3495 | Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2017 | Ben Ray Lujan | D-NM-3 | 7/27/2017 | Energy & Commerce | Health | |
H.R.3566 | Addiction Recovery for Rural communities Act | Cheri Bustos | D-IL-17 | 7/28/2017 | Agriculture | Commodity Exchanges, Energy, & Credit | |
H.R.3692 | Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017 | Paul Tonko | D-NY-20 | 9/7/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.R.3832 | Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act | Neal Dunn | R-FL-2 | 9/26/2017 | Veteran’s Affairs | Health | |
H.R.3964 | Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017 | Phil Roe | R-TN-1 | 10/16/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.R.3991 | Expanded Access to Opioid Abuse Treatment Act of 2017 | MichelleLujan Grisham | D-NM-1 | 10/6/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.R.4073 | Opioid Immediate Suspension Order Act of 2017 | Gerald Connolly | D-VA-11 | 10/16/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.R.4075 | Improve Addiction Education Act of 2017 | Donald Norcross | D-NJ-1 | 10/16/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.R.4079 | RESTORE Act of 2017 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R-PA-8 | 10/19/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.R.4080 | Effective Opioid Enforcement Act of 2017 | William Keating | D-MA-9 | 10/19/2017 | Energy Commerce, Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.R.4095 | DEA Opioid Enforcement Restoration Act of 2017 | Stephen Lynch | D-MA-8 | 10/23/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | ||
H.R.4097 | Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment Act | Richard Neal | D-MA-1 | 10/23/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means | Health | |
H.R.4133 | Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2017 | Pete Sessions | R-TX-32 | 10/25/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means | ||
H.Res.590 | Calling on the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a clinical study assessing the effectiveness of treating chronic pain in veterans with cannabis in comparison to opioids | J. Luis Correa | D-CA-46 | 10/26/2017 | Health | ||
H.R.4190 | Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2017 | Ann Kuster | D-NH-2 | 10/31/2017 | Health | ||
H.R.4236 | MONITOR Act of 2017 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R-PA-8 | 11/3/2017 | Energy & Commerce | Health | |
H.R.4261 | SAFE Justice Act | Bobby Scott | D-VA-3 | 11/6/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, | |
H.R.4275 | Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act | Mark DeSaulnier | D-CA-11 | 11/7/2017 | Energy & Commerce | ||
H.R.4284 | INFO Act | Robert Latta | R-OH-5 | 11/7/2017 | Energy & Commerce | ||
H.R.4408 | Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017 | John Katko | R-NY-24 | 11/15/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | ||
H.Res.627 | Recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the US is essential to the survival and success of communities in the US | Lynn Jenkins | R-KS-2 | 11/16/2017 | Energy & Commerce | ||
H.R.4482 | Opioid Abuse Deterrence, Research, and Recovery Act of 2017 | Mark Meadows | R-NC-11 | 11/29/2017 | Energy & Commerce, Judiciary | ||
H.R.4501 | Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act | David Loebsack | D-IA-2 | 11/30/2017 | Energy & Commerce |