Subject Drug, alcohol, tobacco use | Current

State	Bill	Summary/Title	Last Action
US	HB29	Mobile Medical Homeless Health Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to hospitals or other local health care ... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-04 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB197	Food Assistance to Improve Reintegration Act of 2013 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) eligibility of a ... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-04 To House Agriculture Committee
US	SB39	Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act or HeLP America Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, the Public Health Service Act, and other specified health law to esta... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-22 To Senate Finance Committee
US	SB111	Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2013 - Requires states and local educational agencies (LEAs): (1) to obtain an FBI background check on individuals prior to offering them employment as school employees; and (2) if the check identifies them as sex... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-23 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	SB116	Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and revise a research, training, and technical assistance resource center to prevent suicides (the Suicide Prevention Resource Center). Expan... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-23 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	HB88	No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2013 - Prohibits a state from receiving for a fiscal year any drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grant funds under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act o... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-25 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB137	Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NICS Act) to modify the periods during which penalties are applicable to states that do not make certain records pertaining to firearms eligibility electronically availa... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-25 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB389	Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report annually to Congress on user fees assessed on manufacturers and importers of tobacco... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-25 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	SB162	Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 - Amends the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 to: (1) expand the assistance provided under such Act, and (2) reauthorize appropriations for FY2015-FY2019. Defines a &q... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-28 To Senate Judiciary Committee
US	SB194	Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to tax pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco products, and large cigars at the same level as cigarettes. Revises the definition of "tobacco products" to include any other product containing ... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S466)
US	HR55	Condemns unfounded reliance on Stand Your Ground laws to protect actions that extend far beyond historical use of self-defense. Urges state legislatures to reject or repeal Stand Your Ground legislation. Commits to developing incentives for states t... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-05 To House Judiciary Committee
US	SB264	Excellence in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to set forth criteria for the certification of federally-qualified community behavioral health centers. Requires the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-07 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	SB265	Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act - Amends Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to states or Indian tribes to expend funds for the construction or... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-07 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	SB237	Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) programs (as renamed under this Act, previously the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-07 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	HR59	Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. [Detail][Text]	2013-02-08 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB486	Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prescribe new drug application requirements for abuse-deterrent drugs: (1) containing as an active moiety (the part of the drug that makes it work t... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-08 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	SB271	Better Health in the Arctic Act - Directs the Arctic Research Commission to examine the science base, gaps in knowledge, and strategies for the prevention and treatment of mental, behavioral, and physical health problems, including alcohol abuse, fac... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-11 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	HB498	Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act or STOP Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program to reduce underage drinking for FY2014-FY2018. Revises reporting requirements for state programs on underage... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H508)
US	SB348	Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states and nonprofit entities for cons... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-14 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	SB372	Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out programs that provide adolescents with comprehensive sex education to: (1) r... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-14 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	HB752	Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act of 2010 - 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 pro... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-15 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB792	Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt traditional large and premium cigars from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and from user ... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-15 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB808	Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2013 - Establishes a Department of Peacebuilding, which shall be headed by a Secretary of Peacebuilding (Secretary). Sets forth the mission of the Department, including: (1) cultivation of peace as a national polic... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-25 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
US	HB421	COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the public safety and community policing grant program (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program) to: (1) establish within the Department... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-28 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB401	Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 - Amends the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 to: (1) expand the assistance provided under such Act, and (2) reauthorize appropriations for FY2015-FY2019. Defines a &q... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-28 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB499	Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to issue a final order that removes marijuana in any form from all schedules of controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act. Amends such Act to: (1) provid... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-28 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB909	Welfare Integrity Act of 2013 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state TANF programs to operate a program to conduct random testing of TANF applicants and recipients for ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-04 To House Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee
US	HB338	Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to include American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam in the definition of "state" for purposes of provisions prohibiti... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-07 To Senate Judiciary Committee
US	HB1069	TANF Substance Abuse Prevention Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state TANF programs to operate a program to screen and test all TANF applicants and recipients of a... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-12 To House Ways And Means Committee
US	HB1172	Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny payment of unemployment compensation to employees who are discharged from employment for: (1) being under the influence of, or consuming or otherwise using, alcohol or any controlled substance while performing... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-14 To House Ways And Means Committee
US	HB803	Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act or SKILLS Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment systems for job training and ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-18 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	HB1277	Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013 - Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation) of the Social Security Act to require state laws to deny unemployment compensation to applicants unless they undergo drug testing and test ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-20 To House Ways And Means Committee
US	SB644	PACT Act [Detail][Text]	2013-03-21 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	HB1263	Excellence in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to set forth criteria for the certification of federally-qualified community behavioral health centers. Limits such a certification to five years, but requires the Administrator o... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-22 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB689	States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), within six months of enactment of this Act, to submit to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) a recommendation on ... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-08 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB672	Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states and nonprofit entities for cons... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-08 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB895	Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2013 - Directs the Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for inmates in federal prisons and upon reentry into the community. Requires such policy to include pr... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-08 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	SB689	Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-04-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.
US	SR97	Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should exercise its acknowledged authority to: (1) refuse to approve generic versions of non-abuse-deterrent opioid products that have been replaced in the market with abus... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-15 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	SB772	Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt traditional large and premium cigars from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and from user ... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-18 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
US	HR161	Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should exercise its acknowledged authority to: (1) refuse to approve generic versions of non-abuse-deterrent opioid products that have been replaced in th... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-19 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB725	Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out programs that provide adolescents with comprehensive sex education to: (1) r... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-23 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
US	HB1318	Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act or the Youth Promise Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-23 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
US	HB1665	Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-04-24 To House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
US	SB826	Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act [Detail][Text]	2013-04-25 To Senate Finance Committee
US	SB819	Veterans Mental Health Treatment First Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans who: (1) have been discharged or released from active-duty service under ... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-25 To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
US	HB1523	Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2013 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that provisions of such Act related to marihuana shall not apply to any person acting in compliance with state laws relating to the production, possession, dis... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-30 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB1635	National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-04-30 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	SB873	Drug Free Families Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-05-07 To Senate Finance Committee
US	SB744	Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [Detail][Text]	2013-05-16 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.