Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016
Sponsored By: Representative Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
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Summary
Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016 This bill appropriates funding for the activities in the bill. 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 expand opioid treatment capacity, make services more affordable to those who cannot afford them, and help individuals seek treatment, successfully complete treatment, and sustain recovery. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.) Funding must be allocated to states based on the severity of the opioid epidemic in the state and the strength of the state's strategy to respond. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology must expand efforts to support prescription drug monitoring programs and health information technology interoperability. The Bureau of Prisons must support drug treatment programs. The bill amends the Second Chance Act to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to help justice-involved individuals successfully reintegrate into the community. The bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to permit DOJ to support the development of residential and aftercare services for substance-involved inmates. DOJ must establish new heroin enforcement groups within the Drug Enforcement Administration to target, disrupt, and dismantle heroin trafficking organizations.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/23/2016
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 5/23/2016
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2016
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/15/2016
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Neal
MA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Larsen (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Kaptur
OH • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Lynch
MA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Meeks
NY • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
IA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Dingell
MI • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Courtney
CT • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Beyer
VA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Jeffries
NY • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Vargas
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Clark (MA)
MA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Aguilar
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Larson (CT)
CT • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Boyle (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Ruiz
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Titus
NV • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
DeLauro
CT • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
MN • D
Sponsored 5/12/2016
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 5/18/2016
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 5/18/2016
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 5/23/2016
Roll Call Votes
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