US Congress House Bill 2900 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on June 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Synthetic Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Education Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study strategies for preventing and treating the use of synthetic recreational drugs, which are substances marketed for recreational use (regardless of claims to the contrary) that are analogous to a controlled substance and are not medications. The Department of Health and Human Services must coordinate with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to establish and maintain a database of synthetic recreational drugs. The database must be publicly available for use in preventing and treating the use of synthetic recreational drugs. The CDC, in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institutes of Health, and the DEA, must develop and implement a national outreach campaign to educate law enforcement personnel, health care professionals, community members, and others about preventing and treating the use of substances similar to marijuana (cannabimimetic agents). The CDC may award grants to federally qualified health centers for public awareness programs regarding substances similar to marijuana. To carry out a public awareness program, grant recipients may partner with recipients of Drug-Free Communities Support Program grants.

Synthetic Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Education Act

Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]

Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-06-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-06-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2900/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2900/BILLS-115hr2900ih.pdf