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HR 5818 115th Congress House

Opioid Workforce Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis.

Introduced: August 10, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Drug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation programs fundingHealth personnel
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May 15, 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 15, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opioid Workforce Act of 2018

This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain management programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2843 Identical bill Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 26, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 10, 2018
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 25, 2018
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jul 25, 2018
Faso, John
· Jun 14, 2018
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 13, 2018
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 13, 2018
Costello, Ryan
· May 15, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5818: Opioid Workforce Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5818/
MLA
"H.R. 5818: Opioid Workforce Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5818/.
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H.R. 5818, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5818/.
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