H.R. 2922 — Respond NOW Act

Summary

Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act or the Respond NOW Act

This bill establishes the Opioid Epidemic Response Fund through FY2024 to fund programs and activities addressing the opioid and substance use epidemic, including

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration demonstration grants;
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance, prevention, and treatment programs;
Food and Drug Administration support of innovation in non-opioid and nonaddictive medical products for pain treatment;
National Institutes of Health research on creating longer-lasting or faster-acting antidotes for opioid overdoses;
Health Resources and Services Administration efforts to increase the availability and capacity of the behavioral health workforce; and
Administration for Children and Families programs for child abuse prevention and treatment.

The bill also

extends funding through FY2024 for programs to help states and tribal organizations address substance use prevention and treatment,
allows a practitioner to dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment to an increased number of patients under specified conditions, and
includes methadone treatment in Medicare coverage.

Legislative Actions

2019-05-22

Introduced in House

2019-05-22

Introduced in House

2019-05-22

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, the Budget, and Education and Labor, 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.

2019-05-22

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

2019-05-23

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

2019-06-26

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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