United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5531 (115th)
Opioid Emergency Response Act
Introduced
17 April 2018
Last action
22 May 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Opioid Emergency Response Act This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to opioid use, including programs to incentivize the use of opioid alternatives; the bill also creates a new, sixth schedule of controlled substances that includes specified synthetic fentanyl-related substances.
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Timeline
17 April 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
17 April 2018
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
22 May 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 April 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
- related to → STOP Act of 2017
- related to → Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017
- related to → SITSA Act
- related to → Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017
- related to → Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2017
- related to → Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act
- related to → STOP Act of 2017
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5531
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5531
- us · 115-hr-5531 · source updated 11 August 2025