HR 5892
115th Congress
House
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To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace.
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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 13, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5892.
Jun 13, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 13, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5129-5130)
Jun 13, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5129-5131)
Jun 13, 2018
Mr. Lewis (MN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 13, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5129-5130)
May 21, 2018
Introduced in House
May 21, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Plain-English summary
This bill establishes an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Department of Labor on actions Labor can take to provide informational resources and best practices for addressing the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace and supporting workers abusing opioids.
The bill terminates the committee after three years.
What's happening now
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5892: To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5892/
"H.R. 5892: To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5892/.
H.R. 5892, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5892/.
[H.R. 5892: To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5892/)