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H.R. 4982

Referred to Committee

Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016

Introduced 4/18/2016•114th Congress•House

Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

5/12/2016 • Senate

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs, including detoxification programs, clinical stabilization programs, transitional residential support services, rehabilitation programs, treatment programs for pregnant women or adolescents, and treatment through Indian health programs. The report must include the barriers to real-time reporting of drug overdoses at the federal, state, and local level and ways to overcome those barriers.

Passed House amended • 5/11/2016

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health
Alaska Natives and HawaiiansChild healthCongressional oversightDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHome and outpatient careHospital careIndian social and development programsMinority healthWomen's health

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (6)

Party Breakdown

3
Democrats
3
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

Democrat • IL-11

Sponsored 4/18/2016

Cosponsors (5)

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Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]

D-NJ-6

Joined 4/18/2016

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Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]

R-IN-4

Joined 5/3/2016

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Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]

D-WA-6

Joined 5/10/2016

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Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]

R-OH-10

Joined 5/10/2016