Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2017

Summary

Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to alter the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration opioid grant program for states. Specifically, the bill alters the criteria for the award of grants by prioritizing states with an increasingly high rate of opioid-use disorders and a comparatively high prevalence of opioid-use disorder adverse health effects and per capita overdose mortality rates.

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Timeline

1. 31 October 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 31 October 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 31 October 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 November 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 31 October 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 31 October 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 31 October 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 31 October 2017

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Sponsors

• Ann Kuster · D · Sponsor
• Evan Jenkins · R · Sponsor
• David McKinley · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
• Bruce Poliquin · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2018