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Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Amendments of 1984

Introduced: February 9, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 29 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 1984
Became Public Law No: 98-509.
Oct 19, 1984
Signed by President.
Oct 10, 1984
Presented to President.
Oct 10, 1984
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 4, 1984
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Oct 4, 1984
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Oct 4, 1984
House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Oct 4, 1984
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Oct 1, 1984
Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-1123 Filed in House.
Oct 1, 1984
Conference Report 98-1123 Filed in House.
Jul 26, 1984
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendments. By Voice Vote.
Jul 26, 1984
Senate disagreed to the House amendments. By Voice Vote.
Jul 26, 1984
Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Hatch; Hawkins; Quayle; Grassley; Kennedy; Matsunaga; Riegle.
Jun 28, 1984
House Insisted on its Amendments by Voice Vote.
Jun 28, 1984
House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Dingell, Waxman, Scheuer, Broyhill, Madigan.
Jun 28, 1984
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Amendments by Voice Vote.
Jun 28, 1984
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 28, 1984
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 28, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 1, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 30, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 26, 1984
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 26, 1984
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 6, 1984
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 755.
Apr 6, 1984
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch under the authority of the order of Apr 5, 84 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 98-381. Additional views filed.
Mar 21, 1984
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 22, 1984
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.
Feb 9, 1984
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Feb 9, 1984
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Service Block Grant Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize FY 1985 through 1987 appropriations for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services block grants.

Replaces the existing training grant allocation formula (divided between States and public and private nonprofit entities) with an overall State grant.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) review the FY 1982 through 1984 allocation of funds to States to determine if a more equitable distribution formula can be devised; and (2) report to Congress by April 1, 1985.

Makes existing annual audit requirements biennial. Requires the Secretary to work with appropriate national organizations to develop model data collection criteria.

Repeals: (1) annual State reporting requirements; and (2) specified transitional provisions.

Authorizes FY 1985 through 1987 additional appropriations for State programs for the treatment and prevention of alcohol and drug abuse among women.

What's happening now October 19, 1984

Became Public Law No: 98-509.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 4, 1984
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