Bill Sponsor
House Bill 994
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 9, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 9, 2017
Latest Action
Feb 24, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
994
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Illinois
Republican
New Jersey
Democrat
Washington
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2017

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs, including detoxification programs, clinical stabilization programs, transitional residential support services, rehabilitation programs, treatment programs for pregnant women or adolescents, and treatment through Indian health programs. The report must include the barriers to real-time reporting of drug overdoses at the federal, state, and local level and ways to overcome those barriers.

Text (1)
February 9, 2017
Actions (4)
02/24/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
02/10/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
02/09/2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
02/09/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:34:54 PM