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H.R. 5124

Community Action Opioid Response Act of 2018

Community Action Opioid Response Act of 2018

This bill requires the Office of Community Services within the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program that helps low-income individuals, families, and communities affected by the national opioid epidemic. Grants must be awarded to Community Action Agencies (local organizations that work to reduce poverty in low-income communities) for specified activities relating to opioid misuse and abuse, including education, outreach, prevention, and treatment services.

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4](D-MN)Sponsor
17 cosponsors6 D11 R
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  1. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  2. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  3. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Community Action Opioid Response Act of 2018 — Informed