United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5580 (115th)
STOP Fentanyl Deaths Act of 2018
Introduced
23 April 2018
Last action
17 May 2018 · Committee
Status
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sponsors
Ann Kuster, Thomas MacArthur, Evan Jenkins, Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Derek Kilmer, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Jaime Herrera Beutler, GREG WALDEN
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Surveillance and Testing of Opioids to Prevent Fentanyl Deaths Act of 2018 or the STOP Fentanyl Deaths Act of 2018 This bill establishes and expands programs to support increased detection and monitoring of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, and also establishes a pilot program for point-of-use testing of illicit drugs for dangerous contaminants.
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Timeline
23 April 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
23 April 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 April 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 May 2018
Reported
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
17 May 2018
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 April 2018 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 April 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 April 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 April 2018
Sponsors
- Ann Kuster · D · Sponsor
- Thomas MacArthur · R · Sponsor
- Evan Jenkins · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · D · Sponsor
- Derek Kilmer · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Jaime Herrera Beutler · R · Cosponsor
- GREG WALDEN · R · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
- related to ← STOP Fentanyl Deaths Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5580
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5580
- us · 115-hr-5580 · source updated 11 August 2025