House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 9, 2018
- Committee actionMay 17, 2018
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 12, 2018 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-737, Part I.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5715.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act” on June 11, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 17, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
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- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54004
- CBO publication date
- June 11, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5715, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5715
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-737 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 12, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 12, 2018 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/737
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5715, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5715
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RENACCI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 75, May 9, 2018, Page H3886):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants Congress the power ``to regulate commerce . . . among the several States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 9, 2018 ↗
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- 113 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5715, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5715
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Scott Peters (D-CA), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Greg Walden (R-OR).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.