H.R. 5891

Referred to Committee

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

Introduced 5/21/2018•115th Congress•House

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

6/14/2018 • Senate

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.

Introduced in House • 5/21/2018

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health

Child safety and welfareCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useExecutive agency funding and structureFamily servicesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive care