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H.R. 5311 115th Congress House

CARA 2.0 Act of 2018

Official title: To reauthorize and expand the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016.

Introduced: March 15, 2018 Introduced by: Marsha Blackburn Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 15, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 15, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
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 Latest action April 30, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CARA 2.0 Act of 2018

This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises several programs relating to opioid- and substance-use disorder prevention and treatment, including awareness campaigns and training programs for first responders; the bill also establishes several requirements relating to opioid prescribing practices, such as an initial three-day supply limit for certain opioids.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Aug 24, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 12, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 11, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Mar 15, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5311: CARA 2.0 Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5311/
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"H.R. 5311: CARA 2.0 Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5311/.
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