United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5562 (115th)
Protecting NAS Babies Act
Introduced
18 April 2018
Last action
25 April 2018 · Referred
Status
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
4 December 2025
Summary
Protecting Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Babies Act or the Protecting NAS Babies Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy for implementing recommendations from a departmental report on prenatal opioid exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome (a syndrome in which newborns exhibit withdrawal symptoms because of substance use during pregnancy). The strategy must include timelines for implementation, resources for state health agencies, and recommendations for any needed statutory changes.
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Timeline
18 April 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
18 April 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 April 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2018
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
25 April 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 April 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Preventing NAS and Protecting Babies Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5562
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5562
- us · 115-hr-5562 · source updated 4 December 2025