Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
Latest action · Feb 3, 2016 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
This bill provides FY2016 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address heroin and opioid drug abuse. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.
For DOJ, the bill provides funds for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) programs.
For HHS, the bill provides funds for:
- the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
- the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
- the National Institutes of Health, and
- the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 3, 2016 to May 13, 2016; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Feb 3, 2016 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Feb 3, 2016 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 3, 2016 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 3, 2016 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Feb 3, 2016 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Feb 3, 2016 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Feb 3, 2016 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Feb 3, 2016 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Feb 3, 2016 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 29, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Feb 29, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Feb 29, 2016 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 15, 2016 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Apr 21, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | May 13, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | May 13, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2016 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 3, 2016Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1640 | Joe Courtney D-CT | Apr 13, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1004 | Joe Courtney D-CT | Feb 29, 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 20, February 3, 2016, page H567.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2423 | A bill making appropriations to address the heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Dec 18, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Making appropriations to address the heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Appropriations
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Justice
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Health
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Medical research
- Mental health
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Research administration and funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2016Introduced 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.
