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; 4 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Mar 16, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Mar 16, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Mar 16, 2016 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Apr 21, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 10, 2016 |
Committees 2
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 Oct 6, 2015Markup Apr 28, 2016Reported May 11, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 9, 2015Markup Apr 20, 2016Reported Apr 20, 2016 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred May 12, 2016 |
Actions 18
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, 2016Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 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, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2263-2264)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E706 | Ben Ray Luján D-NM | May 16, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2290 | Diane Black R-TN | May 12, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2263–H2266Text printed H2263 | Ben Ray Luján D-NM, Brett Guthrie R-KY, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Gene Green D-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 11, 2016 |
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
- May 10, 2016H.R. 3691, Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 28, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 146, October 6, 2015, page H6836.
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. 114-86 | EXAMINING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO COMBAT OUR NATION'S DRUG ABUSE CRISIS249 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Oct 8, 2015–Oct 20, 2015 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44493 | The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (S. 524): Comparison of Senate- and House-Passed Versions Archived | Report | Jun 1, 2016 |
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 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and to establish a pilot program to provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 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
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.
