HR-5590 : Still Just a Bill

Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop an action plan to provide recommendations on changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs to enhance: (1) the treatment and prevention of opioid addiction, and (2) the coverage and reimbursement of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.

The CMS must convene a stakeholder meeting to solicit public comment on the action plan.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-06-20IntroReferralReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2018-06-19FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2018-06-19FloorOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5247-5248)House floor actions
2018-06-19FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5590.House floor actions
2018-06-19FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5247-5249)House floor actions
2018-06-19FloorMr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
2018-06-12CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.House floor actions
2018-06-12DischargeCommittee on Ways and Means discharged.House floor actions
2018-06-12CommitteeReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-746, Part I.House floor actions
2018-05-17CommitteeOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.House committee actions
2018-05-17CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2018-05-01CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2018-04-24IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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
2018-04-24IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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
2018-04-24IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
See Subjects
  • Congressional oversight
  • Drug therapy
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Medicaid
  • Medical research
  • Medicare
  • Mental health
  • Public participation and lobbying
  • Rural conditions and development

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