S 1677
115th Congress
Senate
Health
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Educational technology and distance education
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Rural conditions and development
A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to improve access to grants and loans for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Introduced: July 31, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jul 31, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to require the Department of Agriculture to make funding available for substance use disorder treatment services from appropriations made for facilities and systems to provide telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1