Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016
Latest action · Jun 7, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016
This bill appropriates funding for activities in this bill.
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support for activities related to opioid abuse, including treatment services. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.)
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act, including to permit a pharmacist to partially fill a prescription for certain drugs.
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration to refer new drug applications for opioids without abuse deterrent properties to an advisory committee.
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the Department of Justice (DOJ) to support opioid abuse services and programs for veterans.
Opioid Program Evaluation Act or the OPEN Act
DOJ and HHS must have a nonfederal entity evaluate the grants established by this bill.
Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise Act or the Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) must update the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain.
The VA must carry out activities related to opioid abuse, including expanding the opioid safety initiative to include all VA medical facilities.
Improving Safe Care for the Prevention of Infant Abuse and Neglect Act
The national clearinghouse for child abuse information must provide information on plans of safe care for infants born affected by substance abuse.
This bill amends the Social Security Act, including to permit prescription drug plan sponsors to establish programs for beneficiaries at-risk for prescription drug abuse.Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 7
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 May 11, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 13, 2016 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 11, 2016 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2016 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 11, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2016 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 11, 2016 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 11, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 17, 2016 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 11, 2016 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jun 7, 2016 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 11, 2016 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2016 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- May 26, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 18, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- May 18, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- May 17, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 13, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 11, 2016Introduced in House
- May 11, 2016Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, 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 H3109 | Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY | May 25, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2229–H2232 | Ann M. Kuster D-NH, James P. McGovern D-MA | 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 74, May 11, 2016, page H2281.
Related bills 23
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 271 | COVER Act | Related bill | May 15, 2015 |
| HR 1818 | Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2016 | Related bill | May 16, 2016 |
| HR 2298 | Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act | Related bill | Jun 1, 2015 |
| S 2872 | NAS Healthy Babies Act | Related bill | Apr 28, 2016 |
| S 3015 | John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 | Related bill | May 26, 2016 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To address the opioid abuse crisis.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act
- Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise Act
- OPEN Act
- Improving Safe Care for the Prevention of Infant Abuse and Neglect Act
- Opioid Program Evaluation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Accounting and auditing
- Advisory bodies
- Afghanistan
- Alternative treatments
- Asia
- Athletes
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Civil actions and liability
- Community life and organization
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disability assistance
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug therapy
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Family services
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Home and outpatient care
- Hospital care
- Iraq
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Licensing and registrations
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical ethics
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Mental health
- Middle East
- Military medicine
- Neurological disorders
- Performance measurement
- Prescription drugs
- Public contracts and procurement
- School athletics
- State and local government operations
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 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.
