(b) Policy on expenditures from agency fees and spending It is the policy of this concurrent resolution that the House should reassert its constitutional prerogative to control Federal spending and exercise rigorous oversight over Federal agencies. Congress should subject all fees paid by the public to Federal agencies to annual appropriations or authorizing legislation and a share of these proceeds should be reserved for taxpayers in the form of deficit reduction. 504. Policy statement on combating the opioid epidemic (a) Findings The House finds the following: (1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on average, 115 Americans die each day from an opioid overdose. (2) Forty percent of deaths from an opioid overdose are attributable to overdose from prescription opioids. (3) Opioid overdose deaths involving a prescription opioid were five times higher in 2016 than in 1999. (4) Since 1999, the number of prescription opioids sold in the U.S. has nearly quadrupled. (5) Since 1999, the number of deaths from prescription opioids has more than quadrupled. (6) The CDC asserts that improving opioid prescribing practices will reduce exposure to opioids, prevent abuse, and stop addiction. (7) The CDC has found that individuals in rural counties are almost twice as likely to overdose on prescription painkillers as those in urban areas. (8) According to the CDC, nearly 7,000 people are treated in emergency rooms every day for using opioids in a non-approved manner. (9) The 21st Century Cures Act and the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act were signed into law in the 114th Congress in an overwhelming display of congressional and executive branch support in the fight against the opioid epidemic. (10) The Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means have considered dozens of opioid epidemic-related bills during the 115th Congress. (11) Bipartisan efforts to eliminate opioid abuse and provide relief from addiction for all Americans should continue. (b) Policy on opioid