Meth Free Families and Communities Act

3.0.0 6901 2022-02-03T05:12:57Z 2022-02-03T05:12:57Z House H HR 2008-09-15 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Markup by 2008-09-17T13:03:24Z Referred to 2008-09-15T16:31:35Z 2008-09-26 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2008-09-25 16:16:15 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-09-25 16:16:12 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/23/2008 H8678-8679) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-09-25 16:16:12 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/23/2008 H8678-8679) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-25 16:15:37 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9913) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-23 20:43:11 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burgess objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2008-09-23 20:32:03 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6901. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-23 20:32:02 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8678-8681) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-23 20:31:48 Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-09-17 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-09-17 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-09-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000762 Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] DARLENE HOOLEY D OR 5 N C000962 Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] BARBARA CUBIN R WY 0 2008-09-15 True Health Ambulatory care Dental care Drug abuse Drug abuse prevention Drug abuse treatment Drug addiction Drug testing Drugs and employment Drugs and youth Education Elementary and secondary education Families Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Higher education Housing and Community Development Labor and Employment Maternal health services Medical education Medical screening Medical tests Methamphetamine Parent and child Pregnant women Public service advertising Rural health Science, Technology, Communications Student activities Women Women's health Health

00 2008-09-15 Introduced in House 2008-10-14T19:21:07Z Meth Free Families and Communities Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to collaborate with professionals in the addiction field and primary health care providers to raise awareness about how to: (1) recognize the signs of a substance abuse disorder; and (2) apply evidence-based practices for screening and treating individuals with, or at-risk for developing, an addiction.

Revises provisions governing a grant program for substance abuse residential treatment for pregnant and parenting women (currently, for postpartum women), to: (1) include treatment for addiction to methamphetamine, outpatient treatment services, and referrals for dental services; and (2) require programs to be accessible to pregnant and parenting women in low-income households and in health disparity populations.

Requires the Director to give grant priority to a program serving an area that: (1) is a rural area, an area with a shortage of mental health professionals, or an area with a shortage of family-based substance abuse treatment options; and (2) has high rates of addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand, intensify, and coordinate efforts to provide pregnant and parenting women treatment for addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.

Requires the Director of the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention to develop a clearinghouse that provides information and educational materials to employers and employers about drug testing policies and programs.

Authorizes amounts made available for methamphetamine or inhalant prevention programs in schools and communities to be used to develop a student-driven methamphetamine awareness project.

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81 2008-09-25 Passed House without amendment 2008-12-05T22:41:34Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Meth Free Families and Communities Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to collaborate with professionals in the addiction field and primary health care providers to raise awareness about how to: (1) recognize the signs of a substance abuse disorder; and (2) apply evidence-based practices for screening and treating individuals with, or at-risk for developing, an addiction.

(Sec. 3) Revises provisions governing a grant program for substance abuse residential treatment for pregnant and parenting women (currently, for postpartum women) to: (1) include treatment for addiction to methamphetamine, outpatient treatment services, and referrals for dental services; and (2) require programs to be accessible to pregnant and parenting women in low-income households and in health disparity populations.

Requires the Director to: (1) include in biennial reports to Congress data on the number of pregnant and parenting women in need of, but not receiving, treatment for substance abuse and on recovery and relapse rates of women receiving such treatment; and (2) expand, intensify, and coordinate efforts to provide pregnant and parenting women treatment for addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.

Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for the substance abuse program.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Director of the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention to develop a clearinghouse that provides information and educational materials to employers and employees about drug testing policies and programs.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes amounts made available for methamphetamine or inhalant prevention programs in schools and communities to be used to develop a student-driven methamphetamine awareness project.

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Meth Free Families and Communities Act Short Titles as Introduced Meth Free Families and Communities Act Short Titles as Passed House Meth Free Families and Communities Act H House Display Title Meth Free Families and Communities Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, to support residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, to improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction, and for other purposes. Received in Senate 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6901rds/xml/BILLS-110hr6901rds.xml Engrossed in House 2008-09-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6901eh/xml/BILLS-110hr6901eh.xml Introduced in House 2008-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6901ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6901ih.xml 2008-09-26 Received in the Senate. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.