# 115-hr-5865: Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act

115-hr-5865, Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5865
- Congress: 115
- Title: Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-05-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to opioid regulation, prescribing, and monitoring, including licensure requirements for pharmaceutical representatives, a national opioid drug mapping tool to monitor prescribing practices of Medicaid providers, and an excise tax on opioid manufacturers.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7299: ASSURE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7238: Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7192: Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7148: USA Retirement Funds Act
- 115-hr-7014: Safe Skies Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7005: Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5865 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5865)

## Related
- [115-hr-7299: ASSURE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7299)
- [115-hr-7238: Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7238)
- [115-hr-7192: Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7192)
- [115-hr-7148: USA Retirement Funds Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7148)
- [115-hr-7014: Safe Skies Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7014)
- [115-hr-7005: Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7005)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5865 (as of 2025-11-18).