3.0.0 3223 2023-01-11T13:33:13Z 2023-01-11T13:33:13Z Senate S 2016-07-14 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-07-14T15:52:58Z Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016 114 5189 HR 2016-06-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016 114 5216 HR 2016-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2016-07-14 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2016-07-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2016-07-14 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2016-07-14 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2016-07-14 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2016-09-22 False Health Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Prescription drugs Health 00 2016-07-14 Introduced in Senate 2016-09-15T21:00:27Z Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into cooperative agreements with states to: (1) expand opioid use disorder treatment capacity, (2) make such services more affordable to those who cannot afford them, and (3) help individuals receive treatment and sustain recovery. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.)

Funding is allocated to a state based on the severity of the opioid epidemic in the state and the strength of the state's response strategy.

The bill provides funds for these cooperative agreements for FY2017 and FY2018.]]> Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act Display Title Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act Short Titles as Introduced Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase funding to reduce opioid use disorders and overdose, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3223is/xml/BILLS-114s3223is.xml 2016-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.