# 115-hr-5914: To require a study and report on policy and regulatory changes that may have contributed to the opioid epidemic.

115-hr-5914, To require a study and report on policy and regulatory changes that may have contributed to the opioid epidemic., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5914
- Congress: 115
- Title: To require a study and report on policy and regulatory changes that may have contributed to the opioid epidemic.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2018-05-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on health care policy changes that may have contributed to the rise in opioid overdoses and deaths over the last 10 years. The report must include an examination of: federal decisions relating to pain management strategies, state prescription drug monitoring programs, prescribing limitations, and pain medications with and without abuse-deterrent formulations.

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5914 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5914)

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- [115-hr-7379: American Agriculture First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7379)
- [115-hr-7344: To reauthorize tuition assistance programs under the District of Columbia Colle…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7344)
- [115-hr-7266: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider the Margaret…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7266)
- [115-hr-7242: Disaster Recovery and Opportunity Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7242)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5914 (as of 2025-11-18).