Recent Congressional Statements on Opioids

Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate issue press releases and other statements on multiple topics via their official websites. Represent regularly checks for new statements and posts links to them here. You can search the titles and text of the statements.

Recent Topics Impeachments

Date	Member	Party	State / District	Title
July 10, 2018	Mark Warner	D	Va.	Warner Meets with President's Nominee to Tackle Opioid Crisis
July 12, 2018	Ann McLane Kuster	D	N.H.-2	New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Announces $5 Million to Support NH Workforce Impacted by Opioid Epidemic
July 12, 2018	John Moolenaar	R	Mich.-2	Moolenaar, Committee Pass Legislation to Fight the Opioid Crisis
July 12, 2018	Jeanne Shaheen	D	N.H.	New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Announces $5 Million to Support NH Workforce Impacted by Opioid Epidemic
July 10, 2018	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	Brown Secures $10 Million in Key Committee Bill to Create Opioid Research Program at DOD
June 28, 2018	Chris Van Hollen	D	Md.	Van Hollen Announces Critical New Funding in the Fight Against Opioids
July 9, 2018	Angus King	I	Maine	In Bangor, King and Top USDA Official for Rural Development Discuss Opioid Epidemic’s Impact on Rural Maine
July 5, 2018	John Hoeven	R	N.D.	Hoeven Helps Advance Funding Legislation to Combat Opioid Abuse
July 3, 2018	Mike Kelly	R	Pa.-16	Rep. Kelly to Co-Host Live Tele-Town Hall on Opioid Crisis Featuring TVs Dr. Phil
June 28, 2018	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	MANCHIN INCLUDES $3.7 BILLION TO FIGHT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND $1.6 BILLION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN SPENDING BILLS
June 28, 2018	Jeanne Shaheen	D	N.H.	Shaheen Adds Critical NH and National Defense Priorities & Extends Opioid Crisis Response Efforts in Funding Legislation
June 28, 2018	Cindy Hyde-Smith	R	Miss.	HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO FUND WORKFORCE TRAINING, RURAL HEALTH & OPIOID ABUSE PREVENTION
June 28, 2018	Christopher A. Coons	D	Del.	Sen. Coons secures funding to combat Delaware’s opioid epidemic in annual appropriations bill
June 27, 2018	Sam Graves	R	Mo.-6	Combating the Opioid Crisis
June 27, 2018	Andy Barr	R	Ky.-6	Kentucky to Receive $31.2 Million to Fight Opioid Epidemic
June 27, 2018	Patrick T. McHenry	R	N.C.-10	McHenry Calls for the End to the Opioid Crisis
June 27, 2018	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	Brown Works to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Light of Ohio’s Opioid Epidemic
June 27, 2018	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Grassley: Congress, nonprofits and American people can slow opioid epidemic
June 26, 2018	Bruce Westerman	R	Ark.-4	Westerman Addresses Opioid Epidemic: Taking Lives at a Staggering Rate
June 26, 2018	Angus King	I	Maine	King Highlights Impact of Pre-Existing Conditions Protections on Fight Against Opioids
June 26, 2018	Angus King	I	Maine	King Highlights Impact of Pre-Existing Conditions Protections on Fight Against Opioids
June 26, 2018	A. Drew Ferguson	R	Ga.-3	Ferguson Votes to Combat Opioid Crisis
June 22, 2018	Larry Bucshon	R	Ind.-8	Dr. Bucshon Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Combat Opioid Crisis
June 26, 2018	David Rouzer	R	N.C.-7	House advances opioid package to Senate
June 26, 2018	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	Brown’s Bipartisan Bill to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Light of Opioid Epidemic to Become Law
June 25, 2018	Robert E. Latta	R	Ohio-5	Toledo Blade Op-Ed: Bob Latta: New Legislation Could Help Combat the Opioid Crisis
June 25, 2018	Ann Wagner	R	Mo.-2	Wagner Votes to Support Communities Fighting Opioid Crisis
June 22, 2018	Harold Rogers	R	Ky.-5	Congressman Rogers Votes to Provide More Support for Patients and Communities Impacted by Opioid Abuse
June 22, 2018	Brad Wenstrup	R	Ohio-2	House Sends Comprehensive Opioid Package to Senate
June 22, 2018	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	R	Wash.-5	McMorris Rodgers Votes to Fight Opioid Crisis and Support Communities
June 25, 2018	Raja Krishnamoorthi	D	Ill.-8	US House Passes Congressman Krishnamoorthis Bipartisan, Illinois Member-Led Amendment To Keep Non-Opioid Pain Treatments
June 22, 2018	Blaine Luetkemeyer	R	Mo.-3	Blaine's Bulletin: Tackling the Opioid Crisis
June 22, 2018	Markwayne Mullin	R	Okla.	Mullin Votes to Combat the Opioid Crisis
June 22, 2018	Peter Welch	D	Vt.	House Approves Opioid Package, Including Three Welch Bills
June 13, 2018	Richard Hudson	R	N.C.-9	Hudson's Bipartisan Opioid Bill Unanimously Passes House
June 13, 2018	Kevin Cramer	R	N.D.	CRAMER: HOUSE PASSES MAJOR LEGISLATION TO COMBAT THE OPIOID CRISIS
June 12, 2018	Brett Guthrie	R	Ky.-2	Guthrie Opioids Bill Passes House
June 12, 2018	Debbie Dingell	D	Mich.-6	House Passes Three Bipartisan Dingell Bills to Combat Opioid Epidemic
June 12, 2018	Morgan Griffith	R	Va.-9	Griffith Bill to Combat Opioid Crisis Passes House
June 12, 2018	Doug LaMalfa	R	Calif.-1	House Passes Dozens of Bills to Combat Opioid Epidemic
June 12, 2018	Blaine Luetkemeyer	R	Mo.-3	Luetkemeyer Supports House Efforts to Tackle the Opioid Crisis
June 12, 2018	Frank Pallone	D	N.J.-6	Pallone Bill to Empower FDA to Combat Illicit Opioid Importation Passes House
June 12, 2018	Ben Ray Luján	D	N.M.	Three Lujn Bills to Combat Opioid Crisis Pass House
June 12, 2018	Bill Pascrell Jr.	D	N.J.-9	House Passes Pascrell Alternatives to Opioids Legislation
June 12, 2018	John Sarbanes	D	Md.-3	Sarbanes Opioid Addiction Treatment Bill Passes U.S. House of Representatives
June 12, 2018	Elise Stefanik	R	N.Y.-21	Stefanik and Colleagues to Take Significant Steps to Tackle Heroin and Opioid Epidemic
June 10, 2018	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	Brown Visits Goodwill Easter Seals in Dayton as He Works to Address Workforce Shortage Created by Opioid Epidemic
June 8, 2018	Brian Fitzpatrick	R	Pa.-1	Fitzpatrick, Curbelo, Thompson Opioid Bill Heads to House Floor
June 8, 2018	Gary Peters	D	Mich.	Peters Applauds $92,469 Federal Grant to Combat Opioid Crisis in Genesee County
June 7, 2018	Jeanne Shaheen	D	N.H.	Shaheen Applauds Coalition Effort to Educate American Youth on Opioids

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