HR 5891 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Improving the Federal Response to Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorder Act

Latest action · Jun 14, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 21, 2018
  2. Passed HouseJun 13, 2018
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Improving the Federal Response to Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorder Act

This bill establishes the Interagency Task Force to Improve the Federal Response to Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorders to recommend ways to better coordinate the responses of federal agencies to substance use disorders and the opioid crisis. Specifically, the task force must: (1) identify options to coordinate existing grants and other resources relating to the effect of substance use disorders on youth and families; (2) identify opportunities for state and local partnerships to improve prevention and treatment services; and (3) publish an action plan, including a timeline for implementation, within nine months after enactment of this bill.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 264Passed409–8Jun 13, 2018

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2018 to Jun 13, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-PAConor LambOriginalMay 21, 2018
R-ILMike BostMay 23, 2018
R-FLFrancis RooneyMay 29, 2018
R-INJim BanksMay 29, 2018
D-NYAdriano EspaillatJun 8, 2018
R-ALBradley ByrneJun 8, 2018
R-KYBrett GuthrieJun 8, 2018
R-TNDavid P. RoeJun 8, 2018
R-NYElise M. StefanikJun 8, 2018
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJun 8, 2018
D-COJared PolisJun 8, 2018
R-GAKaren C. HandelJun 8, 2018
D-CAMark TakanoJun 8, 2018
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciJun 8, 2018
R-INTodd RokitaJun 8, 2018
R-NCVirginia FoxxJun 8, 2018
D-HIColleen HanabusaJun 13, 2018
R-WVEvan H. JenkinsJun 13, 2018

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred May 21, 2018
SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Referred Jun 14, 2018

Actions 10

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Jun 13, 2018Mr. Grothman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Jun 13, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5127-5129)
  4. Jun 13, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5891.
  5. Jun 13, 2018At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H5156Glenn Thompson R-PAJun 14, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H5127–H5129Text printed H5127Recorded votes H5136enactConor Lamb D-PA, Glenn Grothman R-WI, Suzanne Bonamici D-ORJun 13, 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 83, May 21, 2018, page H4284.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 6SUPPORT for Patients and Communities ActRelated billOct 24, 2018

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To establish an interagency task force to improve the Federal response to families impacted by substance abuse disorders.
Short Titles as Introduced
Improving the Federal Response to Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorder Act
Short Titles as Passed House
Improving the Federal Response to Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorder Act

Subjects

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

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2018Referred in Senate
  2. Jun 13, 2018Engrossed in House
  3. May 21, 2018Introduced in House

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