To address the opioid epidemic, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4938| House
| Updated: 4/5/2018
Ann M. Kuster
Democratic Representative
New Hampshire
Committees (8)
• Ways and Means Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee• Budget Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act or the Respond NOW Act This bill establishes the Opioid Epidemic Response Fund through FY2022 to fund programs and activities addressing the opioid and substance use epidemic, including: Food and Drug Administration support of innovation in non-opioid and nonaddictive medical products for pain treatment, National Institutes of Health research on creating longer-lasting or faster-acting antidotes for opioid overdoses, Health Resources and Services Administration efforts to increase the availability and capacity of the behavioral health workforce, and Administration for Children and Families programs for child abuse prevention and treatment. The bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to extend funding through FY2022 for programs to help states address substance use prevention and treatment. The bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a practitioner to dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment to an increased number of patients under specified conditions. The bill amends the Social Security Act to include methadone treatment in Medicare coverage.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Health
AppropriationsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Child healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careFirst responders and emergency personnelFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Government trust fundsHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesLicensing and registrationsMedical educationMedical researchMedicareMental healthMinority healthNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Prescription drugsResearch administration and fundingStudent aid and college costsWorker safety and health
To address the opioid epidemic, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4938| House
| Updated: 4/5/2018
Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act or the Respond NOW Act This bill establishes the Opioid Epidemic Response Fund through FY2022 to fund programs and activities addressing the opioid and substance use epidemic, including: Food and Drug Administration support of innovation in non-opioid and nonaddictive medical products for pain treatment, National Institutes of Health research on creating longer-lasting or faster-acting antidotes for opioid overdoses, Health Resources and Services Administration efforts to increase the availability and capacity of the behavioral health workforce, and Administration for Children and Families programs for child abuse prevention and treatment. The bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to extend funding through FY2022 for programs to help states address substance use prevention and treatment. The bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a practitioner to dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment to an increased number of patients under specified conditions. The bill amends the Social Security Act to include methadone treatment in Medicare coverage.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Ann M. Kuster
Democratic Representative
New Hampshire
Committees (8)
• Ways and Means Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee• Budget Committee
Health
Related Bills
- S 115-2317: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for additional flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and for other purposes.
- HR 115-4907: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to assist eligible entities in carrying out programs to replace lead service lines for schools and solder that is not lead free used in the plumbing for schools, and for other purposes.
- S 115-2704: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of methadone under Medicare part B.
- HR 115-3692: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for additional flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and for other purposes.
- HR 115-4097: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of methadone under Medicare part B.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AppropriationsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Child healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careFirst responders and emergency personnelFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Government trust fundsHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesLicensing and registrationsMedical educationMedical researchMedicareMental healthMinority healthNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Prescription drugsResearch administration and fundingStudent aid and college costsWorker safety and health