US Congress Senate Bill 2423 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1-1)
Status: Introduced on December 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill making appropriations to address the heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. This bill provides FY2016 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address heroin and opioid drug abuse. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. For DOJ, the bill provides funds for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) programs. For HHS, the bill provides funds for: the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.

A bill making appropriations to address the heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

HB4447 (Related) 2016-02-03 - Referred to House Budget

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2423/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2423/BILLS-114s2423is.pdf