S-2680 : Still Just a Bill

Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to opioid use, including programs to support pain management research, training for first responders, treatment and recovery centers, awareness campaigns, and controlled substance regulation.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-05-07CalendarsPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 398.Senate
2018-05-07CommitteeCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.Senate
2018-04-24CommitteeCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.Senate
2018-04-16IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Senate
2018-04-16IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
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  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Advisory bodies
  • Aging
  • Alternative treatments
  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Child health
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Customs enforcement
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Department of Justice
  • Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
  • Drug therapy
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Economic performance and conditions
  • Education programs funding
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employment and training programs
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Government studies and investigations
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Higher education
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Homelessness and emergency shelter
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Medical education
  • Medical research
  • Mental health
  • Postal service
  • Preschool education
  • Prescription drugs
  • Public participation and lobbying
  • Research administration and funding
  • Right of privacy
  • State and local government operations
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula
  • Trade restrictions
  • Unemployment
  • Women's health