# 115-hr-5818: Opioid Workforce Act of 2018

115-hr-5818, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5818
- Congress: 115
- Title: Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2018-05-15
- Sponsor: JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain management programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2018-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2018-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2018-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2018-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2018-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2018-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5818 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5818)

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