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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | May 1, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 5, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | May 5, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | May 5, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | May 19, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 19, 2015 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | May 19, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 19, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 19, 2015 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | May 20, 2015 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | May 20, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 15, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 15, 2015 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jul 20, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 31, 2015 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Sep 8, 2015 |
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 Mar 19, 2015Markup Jul 29, 2015Reported Sep 8, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2015Markup Jul 23, 2015Reported Jul 23, 2015 |
Actions 16
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, 2015Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-244.
- Sep 8, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 185.
- Sep 8, 2015Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5195 | Lisa Murkowski R-AK | Jul 14, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H93 | Joyce Beatty D-OH, Michael R. Turner R-OH | Jan 6, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7031 | Alexander X. Mooney R-WV | Oct 21, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5798–H5801Text printed H5798 | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Evan H. Jenkins R-WV, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Gene Green D-TX, Katherine M. Clark D-MA, Steve Stivers R-OH | Sep 8, 2015 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 6, 2015H.R. 1462, Protecting our Infants Act of 2015As passed by the House of Representatives on September 8, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 47, March 19, 2015, page H1804.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-61 | EXAMINING PUBLIC HEALTH LEGISLATION: H.R. 2820, H.R. 1344, AND H.R. 1462145 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 25, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 799 | Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Nov 25, 2015 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To combat the rise of prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015
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
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.
