HR 4169 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

S.O.S. Act

Introduced Mar 6, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Donna F. Edwards D-MD

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Latest action · Mar 7, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 6, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-ILBill FosterOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-CAKaren BassOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-TXBeto O'RourkeMar 24, 2014
D-VTPeter WelchMar 24, 2014
D-ILBobby L. RushApr 29, 2014
D-WIGwen MooreApr 29, 2014
D-MAJames P. McGovernApr 29, 2014
D-VAJames P. MoranApr 29, 2014
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Apr 29, 2014
D-GAJohn LewisApr 29, 2014
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardApr 29, 2014
D-NHAnn M. KusterMay 6, 2014
D-OHJoyce BeattyMay 6, 2014
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMay 6, 2014
D-CARaul RuizMay 6, 2014
D-DEJohn C. Carney, Jr.May 29, 2014
D-NYNita M. LoweyMay 29, 2014
D-IADavid LoebsackJun 18, 2014
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyJul 10, 2014
D-OREarl BlumenauerJul 24, 2014
D-PAMatt CartwrightSep 16, 2014
D-MEChellie PingreeNov 12, 2014
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoDec 9, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 6, 2014
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 7, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 7, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 6, 2014Introduced in House
  3. Mar 6, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Congress is authorized to enact this legislation under the Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Additionally, Congress has the authority to enact this legislation pursuant to the Preamble of the Constitution, ``to promote the general welfare.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2257.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prevent deaths occurring from drug overdoses.
Short Titles as Introduced
S.O.S. Act
Stop Overdose Stat Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 6, 2014Introduced in House

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