HR 1637
105th Congress
House
Health
Alcoholism treatment
Authorization
Block grants
Data banks
Department of Health and Human Services
Depressed areas
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug abuse treatment
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to substance abuse programs
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Mass media
Poor
Public service advertising
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the provision to at-risk communities of services under the program of block grants for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 2, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
May 15, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
May 15, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations to carry out provisions relating to substance abuse prevention and treatment block grants, substance abuse data collection, and a national database on substance abuse prevention. Requires that States spend a minimum percentage of the grants on drug abuse prevention and treatment in communities with a significant number of individuals who are at risk of developing drug abuse (in addition to amounts required by other provisions for such individuals).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
2