HR 5562
115th Congress
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Protecting NAS Babies Act
Introduced: April 18, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2018
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 18, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 18, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Babies Act or the Protecting NAS Babies Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy for implementing recommendations from a departmental report on prenatal opioid exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome (a syndrome in which newborns exhibit withdrawal symptoms because of substance use during pregnancy). The strategy must include timelines for implementation, resources for state health agencies, and recommendations for any needed statutory changes.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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