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HR 1717 114th Congress House

STOP Act

Official title: To provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking.

Introduced: March 26, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act or the STOP Act

Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program to reduce underage drinking for FY2016-FY2020.

Revises reporting requirements for state programs on underage drinking.

Specifies additional requirements for the development of the national media campaign to prevent underage drinking.

Directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to make grants to professional pediatric provider organizations to increase effective practices, including the screening of children and adolescents for alcohol use, to reduce the prevalence of alcohol use among individuals under the age of 21, including college students.

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to collect data and conduct or support new research on underage drinking that carries out and improves public health surveillance of alcohol use and alcohol-related conditions in states among individuals between age 18 and 20 by increasing the use of surveys, such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, to monitor binge and excessive drinking and related harms.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 45
BARTON, JOE
· Jun 14, 2016
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 14, 2016
R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 14, 2016
R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 14, 2016
D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 14, 2016
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 14, 2016
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 14, 2016
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 14, 2016
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Jun 8, 2016
ROYCE, ED
· Jun 8, 2016
D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 21, 2016
D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 21, 2016
D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Apr 21, 2016
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 21, 2016
R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Apr 21, 2016
Young, David
· Apr 21, 2016
D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 8, 2015
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 8, 2015
D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 4, 2015
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 4, 2015
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 4, 2015
D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jun 4, 2015
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 4, 2015
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 4, 2015
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 21, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· May 1, 2015
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 16, 2015
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Apr 16, 2015
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 26, 2015
R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Mar 26, 2015
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 26, 2015
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 26, 2015
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 26, 2015
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 26, 2015
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 26, 2015
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 26, 2015
D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 26, 2015
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 26, 2015
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 26, 2015
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 26, 2015
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 26, 2015
R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 26, 2015
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 26, 2015
D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 26, 2015
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 26, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1717: STOP Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1717/
MLA
"H.R. 1717: STOP Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1717/.
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H.R. 1717, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1717/.
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[H.R. 1717: STOP Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1717/)
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