RECONNECTIONS Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4099
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2023-06-14
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Health promotion and preventive care
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Reauthorizing the Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act of 2023 or the RECONNECTIONS Act of 2023&nbsp;</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 several programs that are administered by the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention to address opioid misuse.</p><p>Specifically, the bill reauthorizes evidence-based prevention grants, the prescription drug monitoring program, and education and awareness campaigns. It also specifically incorporates the fentanyl crisis as a new and emerging public health crisis that may be addressed through evidence-based prevention grants.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4099 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2023 Mr. Griffith (for himself and Ms. Craig ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program of preventing overdoses of controlled substances.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reauthorizing the Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act of 2023 or the RECONNECTIONS Act of 2023 . 2. Preventing overdoses of controlled substances (a) Evidence-Based prevention grants Section 392A(a)(2)(D) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280b–1(a)(2)(D) ) is amended by inserting after new and emerging public health crises the following: , such as the fentanyl crisis, . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 392A(e) of the Public Health Service Act is amended by striking $496,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $505,579,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 .