# 115-hr-5591: SHIELDS Act

115-hr-5591, SHIELDS Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5591
- Congress: 115
- Title: SHIELDS Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2018-04-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Sharing Health Information to Ensure Lifesaving Drug Safety Act or the SHIELDS Act This bill directs the Department of Defense to establish and operate the Military Health System Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, which shall cover controlled substances provided as prescription drugs under the pharmacy benefits program. The monitoring program shall be comparable to state-operated prescription drug monitoring programs, including those approved by the Department of Health and Human Services.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-5795: Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
- 115-hr-5102: Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4647: Recovering America's Wildlife Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5591 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5591)

## Related
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-5795: Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5795)
- [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-5102: Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5102)
- [115-hr-4647: Recovering America's Wildlife Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4647)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5591 (as of 2025-11-18).