HR-5311 : Still Just a Bill

CARA 2.0 Act of 2018

This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises several programs relating to opioid- and substance-use disorder prevention and treatment, including awareness campaigns and training programs for first responders; the bill also establishes several requirements relating to opioid prescribing practices, such as an initial three-day supply limit for certain opioids.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-04-30CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.House committee actions
2018-03-16CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2018-03-15IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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.House floor actions
2018-03-15IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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.House floor actions
2018-03-15IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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.House floor actions
2018-03-15IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
See Subjects
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Business records
  • Child health
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Department of Justice
  • Drug therapy
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employment and training programs
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Government information and archives
  • Health care quality
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Higher education
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Mental health
  • Nursing
  • Prescription drugs
  • Specialized courts
  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
  • Women's health
  • Worker safety and health

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