A bill to address the opioid crisis.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on April 24, 2018, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
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23 Cosponsors (14 Democrats, 9 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Full Committee Hearing: The Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018”
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Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN, 2003-2020]
(Sponsor)
on Apr 24, 2018
“Casey Opioid Bills Clear Key Committee Vote”
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Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Apr 24, 2018
“Kuster Statement on Signing of Comprehensive Opioid Legislation”
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Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH2]
on Oct 24, 2018
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Apr 16, 2018
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Introduced
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Apr 24, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 22, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 17, 2018
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Oct 3, 2018
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Senate Agreed to Changes
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Oct 24, 2018
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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S. 2680 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2680. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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