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HR 2985 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Rural Area Opioid Prevention Pilot Program Act

Introduced: June 14, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Area Opioid Prevention Pilot Program Act

This bill expands the allowable uses of grant funds under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program administered by the Department of Justice.

Specifically, the bill allows grants to be used for pilot programs for rural areas to implement community response programs that focus on alternatives to incarceration and reducing opioid overdose deaths.

The bill also requires at least 10% of grants under the program to be awarded to rural areas.

What's happening now November 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2796 Related bill Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 3
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Feb 7, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 4, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Feb 4, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 8, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Jun 14, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 14, 2021
Rice, Tom
· May 12, 2021
 R
Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · May 4, 2021
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · May 4, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2985: Rural Area Opioid Prevention Pilot Program Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2985/
MLA
"H.R. 2985: Rural Area Opioid Prevention Pilot Program Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2985/.
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H.R. 2985, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2985/.
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[H.R. 2985: Rural Area Opioid Prevention Pilot Program Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2985/)
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