HR-5685 : Still Just a Bill

Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide Medicare beneficiaries with educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management, as well as descriptions of covered alternative (non-opioid) pain-management treatments.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-06-13IntroReferralReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2018-06-12FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2018-06-12FloorOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5064)House floor actions
2018-06-12FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5685.House floor actions
2018-06-12FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5064-5066)House floor actions
2018-06-12FloorMr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.House floor actions
2018-06-08CommitteeReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-715, Part I.House floor actions
2018-05-11CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2018-05-09CommitteeOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.House committee actions
2018-05-09CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2018-05-07IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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
2018-05-07IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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
2018-05-07IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
See Subjects
  • Alternative treatments
  • Drug therapy
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Government information and archives
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Medicare
  • Prescription drugs

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