H.R. 5052: OPEN Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-26 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 181 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5052 (2016-05-10), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

OPEN Act

Plain summary

Opioid Program Evaluation Act or the OPEN Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to identify outcomes and develop metrics to evaluate: (1) the incidence of opioid abuse and illegal opioid distribution, and (2) the effectiveness of a DOJ grant program to provide opioid abuse services. DOJ must publish outcomes and metrics and require grant recipients to collect and report data. The NAS must publish the evaluations. (Sec. 3) Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into an arrangement with the NAS to identify outcomes and develop metrics to evaluate: (1) the incidence of opioid abuse and illegal opioid distribution, and (2) the effectiveness of HHS grant programs to address opioid abuse. HHS must publish outcomes and metrics and require grant recipients to collect and report data. The NAS must publish the evaluations. (Sec. 6) It amends the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 to reduce for FY2022 the authorization of appropriation for financial assistance under the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance program.

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Official text

OPEN Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5052, Opioid Program Evaluation Act (2016-05-05)

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Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)

Recorded votes

House roll call 181 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5052 (2016-05-10): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5052.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5052 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114