S.O.S. Act
Latest action · Mar 7, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Overdose Stat Act or the S.O.S. Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) award grants or enter into cooperative agreements to enable eligible entities to reduce deaths occurring from drug overdoses, and (2) give priority to eligible public health agencies or community-based organizations that have expertise in preventing deaths occurring from overdoses in high risk populations.
Conditions receipt of a grant or agreement on an entity agreeing to: (1) use it for purchasing and distributing the drug naloxone, (2) report to the Secretary and the coordinating center (established under this Act) on the results of the activities supported, and (3) make available non-federal contributions of at least 50% of the federal funds provided. Requires a recipient to use such grant or agreement for: (1) educating prescribers and pharmacists about overdose prevention and naloxone prescription; (2) training first responders, other individuals in a position to respond to an overdose, and law enforcement and corrections officials on the effective response to individuals who have overdosed on drugs; (3) implementing and enhancing programs to provide overdose prevention, recognition, treatment, and response; and/or (4) expanding such activities.
Requires the Director to establish and provide for the operation of a coordinating center responsible for: (1) collecting, compiling, disseminating, and evaluating data on such activities; (2) developing best practices for preventing deaths occurring from drug overdoses; and (3) making such best practices specific to the type of community involved.
Requires the Director to award grants or cooperative agreements to improve drug overdose surveillance and reporting capabilities.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to develop and submit to Congress a plan to reduce the number of deaths occurring from overdoses, to include implementation of a campaign to educate prescribers and the public about overdose prevention and naloxone prescription.
Requires the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse to: (1) prioritize and conduct or support research on drug overdose and overdose prevention, and (2) support research on the development of formulations of naloxone and dosage delivery devices specifically intended to be used for the prehospital treatment of unintentional drug overdose.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2014 to Dec 9, 2014, with 18 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 6, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Research administration and funding
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2014Introduced in House
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