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HR 5109 115th Congress House Health Child health Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care

Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2018

Introduced: February 27, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 27, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 27, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2018

This bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to alter the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration opioid grant program for states. Specifically, the bill alters the criteria for the award of grants by prioritizing states with a comparatively high prevalence of opioid-disorder adverse health effects and per capita overdose mortality rates. The bill also establishes a minimum amount for each grant.

What's happening now March 2, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4190 Related bill Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 27, 2018
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2018
Jenkins, Evan
· Feb 27, 2018
Poliquin, Bruce
· Feb 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5109: Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5109/
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"H.R. 5109: Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5109/.
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H.R. 5109, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5109/.
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