A bill making appropriations to address the heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill provides FY2016 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address heroin and opioid drug abuse. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. For DOJ, the bill provides funds for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) programs. For HHS, the bill provides funds for: the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.

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Timeline

1. 18 December 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 December 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 18 December 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 December 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Sponsor
• Angus King · I · Cosponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Martin Heinrich · D · Cosponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Cosponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Cosponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Cosponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssap00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act