# 114-hr-5052: OPEN Act

114-hr-5052, OPEN Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] (R-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5052
- Congress: 114
- Title: OPEN Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2016-04-26
- Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Opioid Program Evaluation Act or the OPEN Act This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to identify outcomes and develop metrics to evaluate: (1) the incidence of opioid abuse and illegal opioid distribution, and (2) the effectiveness of a DOJ grant program to provide opioid abuse services. DOJ must publish outcomes and metrics and require grant recipients to collect and report data. The NAS must publish the evaluations. Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into an arrangement with the NAS to identify outcomes and develop metrics to evaluate: (1) the incidence of opioid abuse and illegal opioid distribution, and (2) the effectiveness of HHS grant programs to address opioid abuse. HHS must publish outcomes and metrics and require grant recipients to collect and report data. The NAS must publish the evaluations.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5052 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5052)

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- [114-hr-5722: John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5722)
- [114-hr-6138: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 Ea…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6138)
- [114-hr-6007: To amend title 49, United States Code, to include consideration of certain impa…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6007)
- [114-hr-5948: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 830 Ku…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5948)
- [114-hr-5860: Emergency Forest Restoration Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5860)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5052 (as of 2025-11-18).