US SB1983 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on June 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes the Medication-Assisted Treatment Corrections and Community Reentry Program in the Department of Justice. Under the program, the National Institute of Corrections may award grants to support local programs that provide medication-assisted treatment for incarcerated individuals who have opioid-use disorders; such treatment must be provided in accordance with specified requirements, including drug, screening, and personnel criteria.
Title
CREATE Opportunities Act Community Re-Entry through Addiction Treatment to Enhance Opportunities Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
| Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-26 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3496 (Same As) 2019-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Prescription drugs
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Prescription drugs
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1983/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1983/BILLS-116s1983is.pdf |
