S.3223: Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced July 14, 2016
  • Latest Major Action July 14, 2016

Bill Summary

Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into cooperative agreements with states to: (1) expand opioid use disorder treatment capacity, (2) make such services more affordable to those who cannot afford them, and (3) help individuals receive treatment and sustain recovery. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as...

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

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Bill Actions

Date Description
July 14, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 14, 2016

Introduced in the Senate by Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

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