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CARA 2.0 Act of 2018

Introduced: February 27, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.
Feb 27, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 27, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CARA 2.0 Act of 2018

This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises several programs relating to opioid- and substance-use disorder prevention and treatment, including awareness campaigns and training programs for first responders; the bill also establishes several requirements relating to opioid prescribing practices, such as an initial three-day supply limit for certain opioids.

What's happening now April 11, 2018

Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 3 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 26, 2018
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Feb 27, 2018
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 27, 2018
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 27, 2018
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 27, 2018
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 27, 2018
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Feb 27, 2018
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 27, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2456: CARA 2.0 Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2456/
MLA
"S. 2456: CARA 2.0 Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2456/.
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S. 2456, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2456/.
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[S. 2456: CARA 2.0 Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2456/)
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