HR 1638
105th Congress
House
Health
Alcoholism treatment
Authorization
Block grants
Data banks
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug abuse treatment
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to substance abuse programs
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Medical statistics
Science, Technology, Communications
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the provision of rehabilitation 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
May 29, 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 data base on substance abuse prevention. Requires that States spend a minimum percentage of the grants on rehabilitation services (in addition to amounts required by other provisions for such services).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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