Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016
Latest action · May 12, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedOct 6, 2015
- Passed HouseMay 11, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend support for residential substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women through FY2021.
(Sec. 3) The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment must carry out a pilot program to make grants to state substance abuse agencies to support services for pregnant and postpartum women who have a primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder, including opioid use disorders (opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications). The Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality must fund an evaluation of the pilot program.
(Sec. 4) As an offset, the bill reduces the authorization of appropriations for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention facilities for FY2017.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 6, 2015 to May 10, 2016, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Oct 6, 2015 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Oct 6, 2015 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Oct 6, 2015 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Oct 6, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Dec 2, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Mar 16, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Mar 16, 2016 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 16, 2016 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 12, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- May 11, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2263-2266)
- May 11, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3691.
- May 11, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 11, 2016Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 524 | Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jul 22, 2016 |
| S 2226 | Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 | Related bill | Nov 3, 2015 |
| S 2562 | Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act | Related bill | Feb 22, 2016 |
| HR 4396 | Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act | Related bill | Mar 23, 2016 |
| HR 4435 | Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 | Related bill | Feb 10, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 12, 2016Referred in Senate
- May 11, 2016Engrossed in House
- May 10, 2016Reported in House
- Oct 6, 2015Introduced in House
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