Rural DOCS Act
Latest action · Jun 12, 2018 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.
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 11, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act or the Rural DOCS Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to provide an enhanced federal matching rate for state Medicaid expenditures related to the expansion of substance-use treatment and recovery services.
The CMS must select 10 states for inclusion under the demonstration project, giving preference to states that have a prevalence of substance-use disorders (in particular, opioid-use disorders) comparable to or higher than the national average.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 17, 2018 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Jun 8, 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 Apr 11, 2018Markup May 17, 2018Reported Jun 12, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 25, 2018Markup Apr 25, 2018 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-731.
- Jun 12, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.
- May 17, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 17, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 25, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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
- Jun 8, 2018H.R. 5477, Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 17, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 58, April 11, 2018, page H3148.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6 | SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act | Related bill | Oct 24, 2018 |
| S 3383 | Rural DOCS Act | Related bill | Aug 23, 2018 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a demonstration project to increase substance use provider capacity under the Medicaid program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural DOCS Act
- Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Rural DOCS Act
- Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Indian social and development programs
- Medicaid
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Women's health
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2018Reported in House
- Apr 11, 2018Introduced 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.
