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HR 5685 115th Congress House

Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management as part of the Medicare & You handbook.

Introduced: May 8, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 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 Finance.
Jun 12, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5064)
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 Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5064)
Jun 12, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5685.
Jun 12, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5064-5066)
Jun 12, 2018
Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 8, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-715, Part I.
May 11, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 9, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 9, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 7, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 7, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 13, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide Medicare beneficiaries with educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management, as well as descriptions of covered alternative (non-opioid) pain-management treatments.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6 Related bill SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
  • S 2707 Related bill Informing Seniors about Opioids Act of 2018
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Posey, Bill
· Jun 1, 2018
WALDEN, GREG
· May 23, 2018
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 9, 2018
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · May 8, 2018
Renacci, James
· May 7, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 7, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5685: Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5685/
MLA
"H.R. 5685: Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5685/.
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H.R. 5685, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5685/.
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