# 115-hr-5775: PROPER Act of 2018

115-hr-5775, PROPER Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN); 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-5775
- Congress: 115
- Title: PROPER Act of 2018
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced: 2018-05-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act of 2018 or the PROPER Act of 2018 This bill requires Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors to annually disclose information to enrollees about: (1) the risks of prolonged opioid use; and (2) the plan's coverage of nonpharmacological therapies, devices, and non-opioid medications. PDP sponsors may limit disclosure to a subset of enrollees (such as those who were prescribed an opioid in the previous two-year period). The bill also requires Medicare medication therapy management programs and MA in-home health risk assessments to include information about the safe disposal of prescription drugs. The bill prohibits inclusion of pain management questions in certain health care system surveys, unless the questions address the risks of opioid use and the availability of non-opioid alternatives.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] (R-ME), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM JOHNSON (R-TX), 2018-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal 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-4143: Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017
- 115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.

## Sources
- [115-hr-5775 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5775)

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- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [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-4143: Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4143)
- [115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless vete…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4099)
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