S.524: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016

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Introduced Feb. 12, 2015
Latest Major Action July 22, 2016
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Bill Sponsor

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

Bill Cosponsors

44 (25 Democrats, 2 Independent Democrats, 17 Republicans)

Bill Versions

Engrossed Amendment House - May 13, 2016
Engrossed in Senate - March 10, 2016
Reported to Senate - Feb. 22, 2016
Introduced in Senate - Feb. 12, 2015

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April 3, 2016	1st
March 27, 2016	7th
March 20, 2016	8th
March 13, 2016	2nd
March 6, 2016	3rd

Bill Summary

(This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 6, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 TITLE I--PREVENTION AND EDUCATION (Sec. 101) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to review best practices for pain management developed or adopted...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
July 22, 2016	Became Public Law No: 114-198.
July 22, 2016	Signed by President.
July 14, 2016	Presented to President.
July 13, 2016	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
July 13, 2016	Senate agreed to conference report to accompany S. 524 by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 2. Record Vote Number: 129.
July 13, 2016	Vote in the Senate Cloture on the conference report to accompany S. 524 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 2. Record Vote Number: 126. (consideration: CR S5027-5028; text: CR S5027)
July 13, 2016	Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S5022-5028, S5045-5058, S5058-5066)
July 12, 2016	Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S4955-4962, S4975-4993)
July 11, 2016	Cloture motion on the conference report to accompany S. 524 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4926; text: CR S4926)
July 11, 2016	Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S4926-4929)
July 11, 2016	Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
July 8, 2016	Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
July 8, 2016	On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 407 - 5 (Roll No. 399). (consideration: CR H4561)
July 8, 2016	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H4561)
July 8, 2016	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany S. 524.
July 8, 2016	Mr. Upton brought up conference report H. Rept. 114-669 for consideration as a privileged matter. (consideration: CR H4554-4561)
July 8, 2016	CALLING UP CONFERENCE REPORT - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 809, the Chair recognized Mr. Upton for the purpose of calling up the conference report to accompany S. 524.
July 7, 2016	Rule H. Res. 809 passed House.
July 7, 2016	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 809 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to S. 524 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Sec. 2 provides that upon adoption of the resolution, the House shall be considered to have taken S. 2943 from the Speaker's table, stricken all after the enacting clause and inserted the provisions of H.R. 4909 as passed by the House. S. 2943 shall be considered as passed as amended. It shall also be in order for the Chair of the Committee on Armed services to move that the House insist on its amendment to S. 2943 and request a conference with the Senate thereon.
July 6, 2016	Conference report H. Rept. 114-669 filed. (text of conference report: CR H4392-4419)
July 6, 2016	Conferees agreed to file conference report.
June 16, 2016	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
June 16, 2016	Motion by Senator Whitehouse to instruct Senate conferees agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 24. Record Vote Number: 102. (consideration: CR S4284; text: CR S4284)
June 16, 2016	Motion by Senator Shaheen to instruct Senate conferees agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 29. Record Vote Number: 101. (consideration: CR S4284; text: CR S4284)
June 16, 2016	Senate disagrees to the House amendments to the Senate bill, agrees to the request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoints the following conferees: Grassley, Alexander, Hatch, Sessions, Leahy, Murray, and Wyden.
June 16, 2016	Motion to disagree to the House amendments to the Senate bill, agree to the request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoint the following conferees: Grassley, Alexander, Hatch, Sessions, Leahy, Murray, and Wyden agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
June 16, 2016	Vote in the Senate Cloture on the motion to disagree to the House amendments to the Senate bill, agree to the request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoint the following conferees: Grassley, Alexander, Hatch, Sessions, Leahy, Murray, and Wyden invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 1. Record Vote Number: 100. (consideration: CR S4283; text: CR S4283)
June 16, 2016	Cloture motion on the motion to disagree to the House amendments to the Senate bill, agree to the request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoint the following conferees: Grassley, Alexander, Hatch, Sessions, Leahy, Murray, and Wyden presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4277; text: CR S4277)
June 16, 2016	Motion to disagree to the House amendments to the Senate bill, agree to the request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoint the following conferees: Grassley, Alexander, Hatch, Sessions, Leahy, Murray, and Wyden made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4277)
June 16, 2016	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4277-4285)
May 17, 2016	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill and House requests a conference.
May 17, 2016	The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of sec. 705 of the Senate bill, and sec. 804 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Meehan, Dold, and McDermott.
May 17, 2016	The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs for consideration of title III of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Bilirakis, Walorski, and Ruiz.
May 17, 2016	The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration of title VII of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Barletta, Carter of Georgia, and Scott of Virginia.
May 17, 2016	The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendments, and modifications committed to conference: Upton, Pitts, Lance, Guthrie, Kinzinger of Illinois, Bucshon, Brooks of Indiana, Goodlatte, Sensenbrenner, Smith of Texas, Marino, Collins of Georgia, Trott, Bishop of Michigan, McCarthy, Pallone, Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Sarbanes, Gene Green of Texas, Conyers, Jackson Lee, Judy Chu of California, Cohen, Esty, Kuster, and Courtney.
May 17, 2016	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 17, 2016	On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 - 236 (Roll no. 198).
May 17, 2016	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2456-2457)
May 13, 2016	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to instruct conferees and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Esty demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion until a time to be announced.
May 13, 2016	The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2376)
May 13, 2016	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Esty motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to recede to title III of the bill (relating to treatment and recovery programs).
May 13, 2016	Ms. Esty moved that the House instruct conferees. (consideration: CR H2374-2375; text: CR H2374)
May 13, 2016	On motion that the House insist upon its amendments, and request a conference Agreed to without objection.
May 13, 2016	Mrs. Brooks (IN) asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendments, and request a conference. (consideration: CR H2374)
May 13, 2016	The title of the measure was amended pursuant to H. Res. 725.
May 13, 2016	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 13, 2016	Vote in the House On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 400 - 5 (Roll no. 193). (text: CR H2355-2368)
May 13, 2016	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H2373)
May 13, 2016	DEBATE - The House continued with debate on S. 524.
May 13, 2016	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 524.
May 13, 2016	Rule provides for consideration of S. 524. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Bill is closed to amendments.
May 13, 2016	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 725. (consideration: CR H2355-2374)
May 13, 2016	Rule H. Res. 725 passed House.
May 12, 2016	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 725 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 524. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Bill is closed to amendments.
March 14, 2016	Held at the desk.
March 14, 2016	Received in the House.
March 10, 2016	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
March 10, 2016	Vote in the Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 1. Record Vote Number: 34. (text as passed Senate: CR S1404-1416)
March 10, 2016	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1403-1416)
March 9, 2016	Vote in the Senate Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 3. Record Vote Number: 33. (consideration: CR S1361; text: CR S1361)
March 9, 2016	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1357-1384)
March 8, 2016	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1328-1332, S1332-1341)
March 7, 2016	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1303-1313)
March 3, 2016	Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1273; text: CR S1273)
March 3, 2016	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1245-1273)
March 2, 2016	The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1180)
March 2, 2016	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1171-1218; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S1171-1180)
March 2, 2016	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1171)
March 1, 2016	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1106-1115, S1115-1132)
Feb. 29, 2016	Vote in the Senate Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 0. Record Vote Number: 27. (consideration: CR S1076; text: CR S1076)
Feb. 29, 2016	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1074-1080)
Feb. 25, 2016	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1037-1038; text: CR S1037)
Feb. 25, 2016	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1037-1038)
Feb. 22, 2016	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.
Feb. 22, 2016	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Feb. 11, 2016	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan. 27, 2016	Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Feb. 12, 2015	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb. 12, 2015	Introduced in the Senate by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

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Became Public Law No: 114-198.

Signed by President.

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On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 407 - 5 (Roll No. 399). (consideration: CR H4561)

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Introduced in the Senate by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)