Preventing Youth Substance Abuse Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5530
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-10-08
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Preventing Youth Substance Abuse Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes for FY2022-FY2026 the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative, which is administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5530 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2021 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Bacon , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Foster , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Trone , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Norton , and Mr. Cárdenas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To authorize appropriations for the substance abuse youth initiative, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Youth Substance Abuse Act of 2021 . 2. Substance abuse affected youth initiative There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 2022 through 2026 $16,000,000 to carry out an the initiative relating to youth affected by opioids, stimulants, and other substance abuse implemented using amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1)(E) of the Department of Justice—Office of Justice Programs—Juvenile Justice Programs account of title II of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–93 ).