# 115-hr-5687: SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act

115-hr-5687, SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5687
- Congress: 115
- Title: SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2018-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate Disposal and Packaging Act of 2018 or the SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Food and Drug Administration to require certain packaging and disposal technologies, controls, or measures to mitigate the risk of abuse or misuse of a drug or a class of drugs.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2018-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2018-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2018-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] (R-ME), 2018-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2018-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 115-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017
- 115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5687 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5687)

## Related
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1861)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-38)
- [115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-184)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5687 (as of 2025-11-18).