Restoring Community Oversight of Sober Living Homes Act of 2018
Latest action · May 9, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
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 9, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restoring Community Oversight of Sober Living Homes Act of 2018
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to remove substance use disorder services from the list of essential health benefits that must be covered by health plans.
The bill also amends the Fair Housing Act to address state and local zoning laws regarding recovery facilities (buildings that are occupied by individuals who are handicapped by drug addiction or alcoholism and that prohibit controlled substances and alcohol). The bill specifies that federal anti-discrimination laws do not bar any state or local zoning laws that prohibit recovery facilities in residential areas. Recovery facilities must also comply with all state and local zoning laws in order to receive federal funds.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 25, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Jun 25, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 9, 2018 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred May 9, 2018 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 9, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2018Introduced in House
- May 9, 2018Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3843)
- May 9, 2018Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- May 9, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
In the Congressional Record 10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1487 | Dana Rohrabacher R-CA | Nov 2, 2018 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1478 | Dana Rohrabacher R-CA | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1441 | Dana Rohrabacher R-CA | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1423 | Dana Rohrabacher R-CA | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1409 | Dana Rohrabacher R-CA | Oct 16, 2018 |
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. 164, no. 75, May 9, 2018, page H3886.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-70 | EXAMINING SOBER LIVING HOMES24 pages | Judiciary Committee | Sep 28, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Fair Housing Act to clarify the applicability of that Act to recovery facilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Restoring Community Oversight of Sober Living Homes Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 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.
