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H.R. 2569: Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019

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H.R. 2569: Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-08 · Health · Latest: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) asked unanimous consent that she hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2569, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) asked unanimous consent that she hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2569, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019

Plain summary

Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019 This bill establishes various programs to address substance use disorder and opioid addiction, including grants for treatment, recovery, and harm reduction services as well as a program to distribute overdose reversal drugs.

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Official text

Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · 119 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), William R. Keating (D-MA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and 59 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2569 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116