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H.R. 5687: SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act

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H.R. 5687: SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-07 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 269 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5687 (2018-06-19), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act

Plain summary

Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate Disposal and Packaging Act of 2018 or the SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Food and Drug Administration to require certain packaging and disposal technologies, controls, or measures to mitigate the risk of abuse or misuse of a drug or a class of drugs.

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Official text

SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5687, Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate Disposal and Packaging Act of 2018 (2018-06-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Ted Budd (R-NC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Andy Barr (R-KY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] reported raising $4.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5687 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115