Respond NOW Act

Bill: 116-hr-2922
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Child health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
First responders and emergency personnel
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government trust funds
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Medical research
Medicare
Mental health
Minority health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Prescription drugs
Research administration and funding
Student aid and college costs
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act or the Respond NOW Act

 
This bill establishes the Opioid Epidemic Response Fund through FY2024 to fund programs and activities addressing the opioid and substance use epidemic, including
 
 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration demonstration grants;
 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance, prevention, and treatment programs; 
 
Food and Drug Administration support of innovation in non-opioid and nonaddictive medical products for pain treatment;
 
National Institutes of Health research on creating longer-lasting or faster-acting antidotes for opioid overdoses;
 
Health Resources and Services Administration efforts to increase the availability and capacity of the behavioral health workforce; and 
 
Administration for Children and Families programs for child abuse prevention and treatment. 
 
 
The bill also 
 
 
extends funding through FY2024 for programs to help states and tribal organizations address substance use prevention and treatment,
 
allows a practitioner to dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment to an increased number of patients under specified conditions, and
 
includes methadone treatment in Medicare coverage. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, the Budget, and Education and Labor, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, the Budget, and Education and Labor, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, the Budget, and Education and Labor, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, the Budget, and Education and Labor, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, the Budget, and Education and Labor, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House