# 115-hr-5477: Rural DOCS Act

115-hr-5477, Rural DOCS Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5477
- Congress: 115
- Title: Rural DOCS Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.
- Introduced: 2018-04-11
- Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act or the Rural DOCS Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to provide an enhanced federal matching rate for state Medicaid expenditures related to the expansion of substance-use treatment and recovery services. The CMS must select 10 states for inclusion under the demonstration project, giving preference to states that have a prevalence of substance-use disorders (in particular, opioid-use disorders) comparable to or higher than the national average.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5477 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5477)

## Related
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-184)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5477 (as of 2025-11-18).