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To require the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to submit to Congress a report on the impact of the opioid epidemic on minority communities.

USA115th CongressHR-5616| House 
| Updated: 5/3/2018
Yvette D. Clarke

Yvette D. Clarke

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (3)
Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Opioid Minority Health Report to Congress Act of 2018 This bill requires the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to report annually on the impact of the opioid epidemic on racial and ethnic minority groups, including the scope of the epidemic, whether expansion of coverage for medication-assisted treatment under the Medicare and Medicaid programs could decrease opioid use and overdose deaths, and the extent of participation by such groups in pain management clinical trials.
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Timeline
Apr 25, 2018
Introduced in House
Apr 25, 2018
Referred 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.
May 3, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • April 25, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • April 25, 2018
    Referred 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.


  • May 3, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Alternative treatmentsCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingMedicaidMedical researchMedicareMinority healthPrescription drugs

To require the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to submit to Congress a report on the impact of the opioid epidemic on minority communities.

USA115th CongressHR-5616| House 
| Updated: 5/3/2018
Opioid Minority Health Report to Congress Act of 2018 This bill requires the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to report annually on the impact of the opioid epidemic on racial and ethnic minority groups, including the scope of the epidemic, whether expansion of coverage for medication-assisted treatment under the Medicare and Medicaid programs could decrease opioid use and overdose deaths, and the extent of participation by such groups in pain management clinical trials.
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Timeline
Apr 25, 2018
Introduced in House
Apr 25, 2018
Referred 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.
May 3, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • April 25, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • April 25, 2018
    Referred 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.


  • May 3, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Yvette D. Clarke

Yvette D. Clarke

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (3)
Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alternative treatmentsCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingMedicaidMedical researchMedicareMinority healthPrescription drugs