# 115-hr-5562: Protecting NAS Babies Act

115-hr-5562, Protecting NAS Babies Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] (R-WV); status Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5562
- Congress: 115
- Title: Protecting NAS Babies Act
- Status: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Introduced: 2018-04-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Babies Act or the Protecting NAS Babies Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy for implementing recommendations from a departmental report on prenatal opioid exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome (a syndrome in which newborns exhibit withdrawal symptoms because of substance use during pregnancy). The strategy must include timelines for implementation, resources for state health agencies, and recommendations for any needed statutory changes.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2018-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 115-hr-931: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5562 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5562)

## Related
- [115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4256)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [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-931: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-931)
- [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-5562 (as of 2025-11-18).