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HR 4969 114th Congress House Health Athletes Child health Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Elementary and secondary education Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Prescription drugs School athletics

John Thomas Decker Act of 2016

Introduced: April 15, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 11, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 11, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2268-2269)
May 11, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2268-2269)
May 11, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4969.
May 11, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2268-2270)
May 11, 2016
Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 10, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432.
May 10, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-558.
Apr 27, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 27, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 26, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 20, 2016
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Apr 20, 2016
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 15, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 15, 2016
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

John Thomas Decker Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report on the availability of information regarding prescription of opioids after youth sports injury, including information on opioid use and misuse, injury treatments that do not involve opioids, and treatment for opioid addiction. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.) The report must determine the extent this information is available to teenagers and adolescents who play youth sports, their families, youth sports groups, and health care providers.

Taking into consideration the findings of the report, HHS must develop and disseminate such information.
What's happening now May 12, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5189 Related bill Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016
  • S 524 Related bill Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
  • S 3015 Related bill John Thomas Decker Act of 2016
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Costello, Ryan
· Apr 20, 2016
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 20, 2016
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 19, 2016
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Apr 15, 2016
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