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TEACH to Combat Addiction Act of 2018

Introduced: March 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 12, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 12, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5052)
Jun 12, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5052)
Jun 12, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5261.
Jun 12, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5052-5053)
Jun 12, 2018
Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 9, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 9, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 2018
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
Apr 25, 2018
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 or the TEACH to Combat Addiction Act of 2018

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to designate Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education and provide support to such centers to enhance and improve pain management and substance use disorder education through the distribution of evidence-based curricula for health care professional schools.

The bill provides statutory authority for the National Institutes of Health's Centers for Excellence in Pain Education program, under which the centers provide for the coordination of the development, evaluation, and distribution of pain management curricula for health professional schools.

What's happening now June 13, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 2
McSally, Martha
· Jun 12, 2018
WALDEN, GREG
· May 23, 2018
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 9, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 10, 2018
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 20, 2018
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5261: TEACH to Combat Addiction Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5261/
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"H.R. 5261: TEACH to Combat Addiction Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5261/.
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H.R. 5261, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5261/.
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