HR 4769 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Helping Americans Seek Treatment Act of 2018

Introduced Jan 11, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Tom Marino R-PA

Latest action · Jan 12, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

IntroducedJan 11, 2018
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Helping Americans Seek Treatment Act of 2018

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to conduct a national public awareness campaign regarding its substance abuse treatment referral routing programs. SAMHSA must incorporate into its programs and services information about pre-arrest referral programs, which allow an individual with a substance use disorder to seek assistance from a law enforcement agency without being subject to criminal penalties related to the individual's possession and use of controlled substances.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 11, 2018.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Karen Bass	Original	Jan 11, 2018

Committees 1

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 Jan 11, 2018
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Jan 12, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 12, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 11, 2018Introduced in House
Jan 11, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1. Section 8.--The Congress shall have the Power to make all Laws which shall be Necessary and Proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 7, January 11, 2018, page H169.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase awareness about the treatment referral routing service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Helping Americans Seek Treatment Act of 2018

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 11, 2018Introduced in House

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