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H.R. 5865 (115th)

Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act

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Introduced

17 May 2018

Last action

24 July 2018 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Sponsors

Matt Cartwright

Subjects

Healthcare, Taxation

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare · Taxation

Summary

Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to opioid regulation, prescribing, and monitoring, including licensure requirements for pharmaceutical representatives, a national opioid drug mapping tool to monitor prescribing practices of Medicaid providers, and an excise tax on opioid manufacturers.

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Timeline

  1. 17 May 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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

  2. 17 May 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 May 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 June 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 24 July 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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