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S. 2226 114th Congress Senate

Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and to establish a pilot prog… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and to establish a pilot program to provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women.

Introduced: December 15, 2015 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 3, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 3, 2015
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 Latest action November 3, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend support for residential substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women through FY2020.

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment must carry out a pilot program to make grants to state substance abuse agencies to support services for pregnant and postpartum women who have a primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 3691 Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016
  • HR 4435 Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016
  • HR 4396 Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act
  • S 2562 Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 23, 2016
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 15, 2015
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 3, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Nov 3, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2226: Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2226/
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"S. 2226: Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2226/.
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S. 2226, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2226/.
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