Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015
Latest action · Jul 14, 2016 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5195)
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 19, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 8, 2015
- 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.)
Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to report on prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (symptoms of withdrawal in a newborn). (An opioid is a drug with effects similar to opium, such as heroin or certain pain medications.) The report must include:
- an assessment of existing research on neonatal abstinence syndrome;
- an evaluation of the causes, and barriers to treatment, of opioid use disorders among women of reproductive age;
- an evaluation of treatment for pregnant women with opioid use disorders and infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome; and
- recommendations on preventing, identifying, and treating opioid dependency in women and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
(Sec. 4) The Department of Health and Human Services must review its activities related to prenatal opioid use and neonatal abstinence syndrome and develop a strategy to address gaps in research and programs.
(Sec. 5) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must provide technical assistance to states to improve neonatal abstinence syndrome surveillance and make surveillance data publicly available.Cosponsors 99
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2015 to Sep 8, 2015, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-WV | Evan H. Jenkins | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Apr 13, 2015 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2016Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5195)
- Sep 9, 2015Received in the Senate.
- Sep 8, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5798-5801)
- Sep 8, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1462.
- Sep 8, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical research
- Sex and reproductive health
- Women's health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2015Received in Senate
- Sep 8, 2015Reported in House
- Sep 8, 2015Engrossed in House
- Mar 19, 2015Introduced in House
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