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HR 4501 115th Congress House Health Appropriations Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research Research administration and funding

Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act

Introduced: November 30, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 30, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act

This bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to provide additional funds through FY2027 for state grants to address the opioid abuse crisis.

The bill provides funds to the Department of Health and Human Services through FY2022 for state grants to conduct research on addiction and pain related to substance misuse.

What's happening now December 1, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2004 Identical bill Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 8, 2018
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Dec 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4501: Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4501/
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"H.R. 4501: Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4501/.
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H.R. 4501, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4501/.
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