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S 2796 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Law enforcement administration and funding Rural conditions and development

Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act

Introduced: September 22, 2021 Introduced by: Ossoff, Jon Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-250.
Dec 20, 2022
Signed by President.
Dec 16, 2022
Presented to President.
Dec 6, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 6, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 11 (Roll no. 509). (text: 12/05/2022 CR H8745)
Dec 6, 2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8771-8773; H8778)
Dec 5, 2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Dec 5, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2796.
Dec 5, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8745-8750)
Dec 5, 2022
Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 9, 2021
Held at the desk.
Dec 9, 2021
Received in the House.
Dec 9, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 8, 2021
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9041)
Dec 8, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S9041)
Dec 8, 2021
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9041)
Dec 8, 2021
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Dec 6, 2022 House · vote #509 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 408–11 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 4,879 Ossoff, Jon In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Dec 8, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act

This act expands the allowable uses of grant funds under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program administered by the Department of Justice.

Specifically, the act allows grants to be used for pilot programs for rural areas to implement community response programs that focus on reducing opioid overdose deaths, which may include presenting alternatives to incarceration.

What's happening now December 20, 2022

Became Public Law No: 117-250.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2985 Related bill Rural Area Opioid Prevention Pilot Program Act
 Bill text 4 versions

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All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2796: Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2796/
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"S. 2796: Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2796/.
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S. 2796, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2796/.
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