# 115-hr-4190: Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2017

115-hr-4190, Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4190
- Congress: 115
- Title: Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-10-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] (R-WV), 2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2017-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] (R-ME), 2017-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5109: Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2018
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 115-hr-1057: STOP Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4190 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4190)

## Related
- [115-hr-5109: Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5109)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1676)
- [115-hr-1057: STOP Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1057)
- [115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1017)
- [115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-299)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4190 (as of 2025-11-18).