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House vote: H.R. 5327 // June 12, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018

Sponsor: Brett Guthrie (R-KY)

Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or operate comprehensive opioid recovery centers. Priority for grants must be given to entities located in states or Indian country with a high per capita drug overdose mortality rate. Each center must carry out specified outreach activities and specified treatment and recovery services.

Health Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

383 votes, representing 222,873,402 people88.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

13 votes, representing 7,794,315 people3.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon38388.0%
NayLost133.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.9%