House Votes To Establish National Opioid Task Force
By getting those with the best knowledge of the problem together with relevant federal agencies, we can curb opioid addiction at the root.
The House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
I want to give some special thanks here to Congressman Bob Dold (IL-10), Congresswoman Susan Brooks (IN-05). They never gave up, and they worked in a bipartisan manner.
House Overwhelmingly Passes OPEN Act to Combat Opioid Abuse
Good intentions don’t make good government. We need to use the power of data to determine if these anti-opioid addiction programs actually work.
Data Transparency to Fight Back Against America’s Opioid Epidemic
The OPEN Act will require the Attorney General and the Health and Human Services Secretary to collect and publicly share information about the effectiveness of opioid-related programs.
House Opioid Bills are Right on Schedule
Earlier this month, I announced that House committees would craft legislation to fight the opioid epidemic in April so we could vote in May—and I’m happy to announce we’re right on track.