HR 2922
116th Congress
House
Health
Appropriations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Child health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
First responders and emergency personnel
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government trust funds
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Respond NOW Act
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, the Budget, and Education and Labor, 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 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act or the Respond NOW Act
This bill establishes the Opioid Epidemic Response Fund through FY2024 to fund programs and activities addressing the opioid and substance use epidemic, including
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration demonstration grants;
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance, prevention, and treatment programs;
- Food and Drug Administration support of innovation in non-opioid and nonaddictive medical products for pain treatment;
- National Institutes of Health research on creating longer-lasting or faster-acting antidotes for opioid overdoses;
- Health Resources and Services Administration efforts to increase the availability and capacity of the behavioral health workforce; and
- Administration for Children and Families programs for child abuse prevention and treatment.
The bill also
- extends funding through FY2024 for programs to help states and tribal organizations address substance use prevention and treatment,
- allows a practitioner to dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment to an increased number of patients under specified conditions, and
- includes methadone treatment in Medicare coverage.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill text
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Cosponsors
29
D
Norcross, Donald
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Slotkin, Elissa
KIND, RON
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
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Brownley, Julia
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Castro, Joaquin
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Clark, Katherine M.
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Crow, Jason
D
Dingell, Debbie
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Doggett, Lloyd
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
D
Frankel, Lois
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Kelly, Robin L.
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Larson, John B.
D
Matsui, Doris O.
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McGovern, James P.
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Moore, Gwen
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Moulton, Seth
D
Pappas, Chris
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Pingree, Chellie
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Raskin, Jamie
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
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Stevens, Haley M.
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Tonko, Paul
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Trahan, Lori
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Veasey, Marc A.
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Welch, Peter
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2922: Respond NOW Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2922/
"H.R. 2922: Respond NOW Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2922/.
H.R. 2922, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2922/.
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