Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act 2.0

Bill: 117-s-5285
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2022-12-15
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act 2.0</b></p> <p>This bill makes permanent a grant program that supports the provision of substance use disorder treatment to pregnant and postpartum women.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5285 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2022 Mr. Luján (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To extend the residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women pilot program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act 2.0 . 2. Residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women pilot program reauthorization Section 508(r) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–1(r) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (4); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (3) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4), as so redesignated— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking The Director and inserting Not later than September 30, 2026, the Director ; and (B) by striking the relevant committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the Senate and inserting the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives .