H.R. 3691: Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-06 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend support for residential substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women through FY2021. (Sec. 3) The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment must carry out a pilot program to make grants to state substance abuse agencies to support services for pregnant and postpartum women who have a primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder, including opioid use disorders (opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications). The Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality must fund an evaluation of the pilot program. (Sec. 4) As an offset, the bill reduces the authorization of appropriations for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention facilities for FY2017.

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Official text

Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · 38 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3691, Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 (2016-05-10)

Cosponsors on this site

Paul Tonko (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Mark Takano (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), John B. Larson (D-CT), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Michael R. Turner (R-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] reported raising $6.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3691.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3691 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114