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Preventing NAS and Protecting Babies Act

Introduced: May 8, 2018 See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 8, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 8, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing NAS and Protecting 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 May 11, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5562 Related bill Protecting NAS Babies Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 8, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5702: Preventing NAS and Protecting Babies Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5702/
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