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H.R. 5629

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5629, to provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled "Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder", except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect, was introduced in the House on Sep 30, 2025 by Rep. Erin Houchin (R). It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Sep 30, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


Record

Text

H.R. 5629 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb5629/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5629 IH: To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled “Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder”, except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect.
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-09-30
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5629 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2025 Mrs. Houchin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL
To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder , except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect.
1.
Rule relating to medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder
(a)
In general
Except as provided by subsection (b), the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (89 Fed. Reg. 7549; published February 2, 2024) shall have no force or effect.
(b)
Exception
Subsection (a) shall not apply to the portion of the final rule that makes modifications to subpart B of part 8 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs).

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  1. Introduced2025-09-30
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Sep 30, 2025

hb5629/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (09/30/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Erin Houchin (R) sponsors H.R. 5629 alone.

Committees

H.R. 5629 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Sep 30, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5629 has taken 2 actions since Sep 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 30, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 5629 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5629 goes by 2 titles.

  • To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled "Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder", except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled "Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder", except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect. — Display Title

Lobbying

16 clients hired 16 firms and 79 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5629 in 25 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations, Pharmacy, Education, Immigration, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND501(c)(4) organizationDistrict of Columbia13
PINNACLE TREATMENT CENTERSDrug addiction treatment.New Jersey12$80K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID DEPENDENCEAssociationNew York12$40K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERSVirginia12
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia12
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia12
BCBSM INCMinnesota12
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS INCKansas12
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERSNational professional association for pediatric nurse practitionersNew Jersey11$24K
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP OBO TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUNDLaw FirmDistrict of Columbia11$20K
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSNDistrict of Columbia11
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINEMedical Professional SocietyMaryland11
ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESSDistrict of Columbia11
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia11
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INCFlorida11
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGANDistrict of Columbia11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 79.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$6.1M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$4.5M2nd Quarter - Report
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATIONBLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$1.5M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERSAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS2026 second_quarter$400K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERSAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS2026 first_quarter$400K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSNAMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUNDTOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND2026 second_quarter$300K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUNDTOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND2026 second_quarter$290K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUNDTOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND2026 second_quarter$284K2nd Quarter - Report
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGANBLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN2026 first_quarter$276.3K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$205.8K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$137.4K2nd Quarter - Report
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INCBLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.2026 first_quarter$130K1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESSASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS2026 second_quarter$69.5K2nd Quarter - Report
PINNACLE TREATMENT CENTERSK&L GATES, LLP2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINEAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
BCBSM INCBCBSM, INC.2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
BCBSM INCBCBSM, INC.2026 second_quarter$28K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERSMASON CONSULTING, LLC2026 first_quarter$24K1st Quarter - Report
PINNACLE TREATMENT CENTERSK&L GATES, LLP2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5629 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5629’s is Health.

hr5629/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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