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Opioid Workforce Act of 2019

Introduced: May 15, 2019 Introduced by: Schneider, Bradley Scott Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 1, 2019
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 1, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opioid Workforce Act of 2019

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.

What's happening now May 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 8 Republican 2
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 12, 2019
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jun 10, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Jun 6, 2019
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jun 6, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 5, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jun 3, 2019
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jun 3, 2019
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jun 3, 2019
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jun 3, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 3, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 3, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· May 23, 2019
KING, PETER
· May 15, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 9, 2019
Brooks, Susan
· May 1, 2019
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 1, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2439: Opioid Workforce Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2439/
MLA
"H.R. 2439: Opioid Workforce Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2439/.
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H.R. 2439, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2439/.
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[H.R. 2439: Opioid Workforce Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2439/)
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