# 115-hr-5676: SENIOR Communities Protection Act of 2018

115-hr-5676, SENIOR Communities Protection Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5676
- Congress: 115
- Title: SENIOR Communities Protection Act of 2018
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced: 2018-05-03
- Sponsor: Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Excessive Narcotics in our Retirement Communities Protection Act or the SENIOR Communities Protection Act This bill authorizes the suspension of payments to a pharmacy under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pending the investigation of a credible allegation of fraud by the pharmacy. A fraud hotline tip, without other evidence, may not be considered a credible allegation of fraud.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY), 2018-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2018-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2018-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2018-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-4691: WOOF! Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5676 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5676)

## Related
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1861)
- [115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1676)
- [115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1017)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-4691: WOOF! Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4691)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5676 (as of 2025-11-18).