Meth Free Families and Communities Act
Latest action · Sep 26, 2008 Received in the Senate.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 15, 2008
- Passed HouseSep 25, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Meth Free Families and Communities Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to collaborate with professionals in the addiction field and primary health care providers to raise awareness about how to: (1) recognize the signs of a substance abuse disorder; and (2) apply evidence-based practices for screening and treating individuals with, or at-risk for developing, an addiction.
(Sec. 3) Revises provisions governing a grant program for substance abuse residential treatment for pregnant and parenting women (currently, for postpartum women) to: (1) include treatment for addiction to methamphetamine, outpatient treatment services, and referrals for dental services; and (2) require programs to be accessible to pregnant and parenting women in low-income households and in health disparity populations.
Requires the Director to give grant priority to a program serving an area that: (1) is a rural area, an area with a shortage of mental health professionals, or an area with a shortage of family-based substance abuse treatment options; and (2) has high rates of addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.
Requires the Director to: (1) include in biennial reports to Congress data on the number of pregnant and parenting women in need of, but not receiving, treatment for substance abuse and on recovery and relapse rates of women receiving such treatment; and (2) expand, intensify, and coordinate efforts to provide pregnant and parenting women treatment for addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.
Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for the substance abuse program.
(Sec. 4) Requires the Director of the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention to develop a clearinghouse that provides information and educational materials to employers and employees about drug testing policies and programs.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes amounts made available for methamphetamine or inhalant prevention programs in schools and communities to be used to develop a student-driven methamphetamine awareness project.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 15, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Original | Sep 15, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2008Markup Sep 17, 2008 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2008Received in the Senate.
- Sep 25, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9913)
- Sep 25, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/23/2008 H8678-8679)
- Sep 25, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 23, 2008Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 23, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8678-8681)
- Sep 23, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6901.
- Sep 23, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burgess objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Sep 17, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 17, 2008Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Sep 15, 2008Introduced in House
- Sep 15, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9913 | — | Sep 25, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8678–H8681Text printed H8678 | Barbara Cubin R-WY, Darlene Hooley D-OR, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Sep 23, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, to support residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, to improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Meth Free Families and Communities Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Meth Free Families and Communities Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Ambulatory care
- Dental care
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse prevention
- Drug abuse treatment
- Drug addiction
- Drug testing
- Drugs and employment
- Drugs and youth
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Labor and Employment
- Maternal health services
- Medical education
- Medical screening
- Medical tests
- Methamphetamine
- Parent and child
- Pregnant women
- Public service advertising
- Rural health
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Student activities
- Women
- Women's health
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2008Received in Senate
- Sep 25, 2008Engrossed in House
- Sep 15, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
