Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2017
Sponsored By: Representative Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
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Summary
Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to alter the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration opioid grant program for states. Specifically, the bill alters the criteria for the award of grants by prioritizing states with an increasingly high rate of opioid-use disorders and a comparatively high prevalence of opioid-use disorder adverse health effects and per capita overdose mortality rates.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3]
WV • R
Sponsored 10/31/2017
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 12/18/2017
Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]
ME • R
Sponsored 12/18/2017
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