114th Congress (2015–2017) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
This page covers S524 in the 114th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S524 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 8 |
| Chamber | Senate |
| Latest vote | 2016-07-13: Conference Report Agreed to (92-2) |
| Latest action | 2016-07-22: Became Public Law No: 114-198. |
| Policy area | Crime and Law Enforcement |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
(This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 6, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 TITLE I–PREVENTION AND EDUCATION (Sec. 101) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to review best practices for pain management developed or adopted by federal agencies. The task force must propose updates to best practices and recommendations for addressing gaps or inconsistencies. (Sec. 102) HHS must advance education and awareness regarding the risk of abuse of prescription opioids if they are not taken as prescribed. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications and heroin.) (Sec. 103) The Office of National Drug Control Policy, in coordination with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, may award grants to implement community-wide strategies to address a high rate of, or sudden increase in, opioid or methamphetamine abuse or a sudden increase in opioid-related deaths. (Sec. 104) HHS must report on the availability of information regarding the prescription of opioids after youth sports injury, including information on opioid use and misuse, injury treatments that do not involve opioids, and treatment for opioid addiction. The report must determine the extent this information is available to teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, their families, youth sports groups, and health care providers. Taking into…
Subjects: Advisory bodies, Alternative treatments, Child health, Child safety and welfare, Civil actions and liability, Congressional oversight, Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Crime prevention, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Criminal procedure and sentencing
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-13 | Senate | On the Conference Report S. 524 | Conference Report Agreed to (92-2) | 55 | 1 | 2 | Official tally |
| 2016-07-13 | Senate | On the Cloture Motion S. 524 | Cloture Motion Agreed to (90-2, 3/5 majority required) | 55 | 1 | 2 | Official tally |
| 2016-06-16 | Senate | On the Motion (Whitehouse Motion to Instruct Conferees to S. 524) | Motion Agreed to (70-24) | 46 | 11 | 1 | Official tally |
| 2016-06-16 | Senate | On the Motion (Shaheen Motion to Instruct Conferees to S. 524) | Motion Agreed to (66-29) | 41 | 16 | 1 | Official tally |
| 2016-06-16 | Senate | On the Cloture Motion S. 524 | Cloture Motion Agreed to (95-1, 3/5 majority required) | 56 | 1 | 1 | Official tally |
| 2016-03-10 | Senate | On Passage of the Bill S. 524 | Bill Passed (94-1) | 55 | 0 | 3 | Official tally |
| 2016-03-09 | Senate | On the Cloture Motion S. 524 | Cloture Motion Agreed to (93-3, 3/5 majority required) | 54 | 2 | 2 | Official tally |
| 2016-02-29 | Senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 524 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (89-0, 3/5 majority required) | 54 | 0 | 4 | Official tally |
S524 (Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016) was introduced in the 114th Congress (2015–2017) by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI].
On 2016-07-22: Became Public Law No: 114-198.
8 recorded votes in the 114th Congress. The most recent, on 2016-07-13, was "On the Conference Report S. 524": Conference Report Agreed to (92-2).