Congress 116 - HR 2922 - Respond NOW Act

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Appropriations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Child health Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Emergency medical services and trauma care First responders and emergency personnel Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Government trust funds Health Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Licensing and registrations Medical education Medical research Medicare Mental health Minority health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Prescription drugs Research administration and funding Student aid and college costs Worker safety and health

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Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act or the Respond NOW Act

This bill establishes the Opioid Epidemic Response Fund through FY2024 to fund programs and activities addressing the opioid and substance use epidemic, including

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration demonstration grants;
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance, prevention, and treatment programs;
Food and Drug Administration support of innovation in non-opioid and nonaddictive medical products for pain treatment;
National Institutes of Health research on creating longer-lasting or faster-acting antidotes for opioid overdoses;
Health Resources and Services Administration efforts to increase the availability and capacity of the behavioral health workforce; and
Administration for Children and Families programs for child abuse prevention and treatment.

The bill also

extends funding through FY2024 for programs to help states and tribal organizations address substance use prevention and treatment,
allows a practitioner to dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment to an increased number of patients under specified conditions, and
includes methadone treatment in Medicare coverage.

Actions

Jun 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 23, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, the Budget, and Education and Labor, 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 22, 2019

Introduced in House

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