NAS Healthy Babies Act
Latest action · May 12, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2016
- Passed HouseMay 11, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nurturing and Supporting Healthy Babies Act or the NAS Healthy Babies Act
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), which results from a newborn's exposure to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother's womb.
Specifically, the GAO shall report on:
- the prevalence of NAS,
- NAS treatment services for which coverage is available under state Medicaid programs,
- the settings and associated reimbursement methodologies for NAS treatment,
- the prevalence of utilization of various care settings under state Medicaid programs for NAS treatment,
- any federal barriers to treating infants with NAS under state Medicaid programs, and
- best practices for treating infants with NAS.
The GAO shall also report on its recommendations for improvements that will ensure access to NAS treatment under state Medicaid programs.
(Sec. 3) The bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exclude abuse-deterrent formulations of prescription drugs from the requirement that manufacturers of single-source or innovator drugs pay additional rebates to state Medicaid programs.
(Sec. 4) Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must use predictive modeling and other analytic technologies to identify improper Medicaid claims. The bill prohibits a state agency from using or disclosing such technologies except for purposes of administering a state Medicaid program or Children's Health Insurance Program. A state agency shall have in effect adequate data security and control policies to ensure that access to such information is restricted to authorized persons for authorized uses.
(Sec. 5) The bill places $5 million in the Medicaid Improvement Fund to be available beginning in FY2021.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2016 to May 10, 2016; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Apr 18, 2016 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Apr 18, 2016 |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Original | Apr 18, 2016 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Apr 18, 2016 |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Original | Apr 18, 2016 |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Original | Apr 18, 2016 |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | 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 Apr 18, 2016Markup Apr 27, 2016Reported May 11, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 18, 2016Markup Apr 20, 2016Reported Apr 20, 2016 | |
| Senate | Finance 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 Finance.
- 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 H2259-2263)
- May 11, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4978.
- 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 H2259-2260)
- May 11, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 11, 2016The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- May 10, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-559.
- May 10, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.
- Apr 27, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 27, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 26, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 25, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 20, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 20, 2016Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Apr 18, 2016Introduced in House
- Apr 18, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Apr 18, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2290 | Diane Black R-TN | May 12, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2259–H2263Text printed H2259 | Andy Barr R-KY, Ann Wagner R-MO, Brett Guthrie R-KY, Bruce Poliquin R-ME, Cheri Bustos D-IL, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Evan H. Jenkins R-WV, Gene Green D-TX, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 11, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2207 | Evan H. Jenkins R-WV, Frank C. Guinta R-NH | May 10, 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. 4978, Nurturing and Supporting Healthy Babies ActAs reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 27, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 59, April 18, 2016, page H1802.
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 4
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 2872 | NAS Healthy Babies Act | Identical bill | Apr 28, 2016 |
| HR 5145 | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to exclude abuse-deterrent formulations of prescription drugs from the Medicaid additional rebate requirement for new formulations of prescription drugs, and for other purposes. | Related bill | May 17, 2016 |
| HR 5189 | Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jun 7, 2016 |
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Government Accountability Office to submit to Congress a report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the United States and its treatment under Medicaid.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To require the Government Accountability Office to submit to Congress a report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the United States and its treatment under Medicaid, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- NAS Healthy Babies Act
- Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- NAS Healthy Babies Act
- Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- NAS Healthy Babies Act
- Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Freedom of information
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Prescription drugs
- Public contracts and procurement
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
- Apr 18, 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.
