106th CONGRESS
1999 - 2000

Selected Legislation Related to Alcohol, Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Pending in the Current Congress

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Title	Bill Number(s)	Description	Congressional Action
Anti-Drug Legalization Act	H.R. 278	Prohibits federally sponsored research pertaining to the legalization of drugs.	Referred to House subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy & Human Resources (2/9/99)
Federal Employment Applicant Drug Testing Act	H.R. 279	Requires pre-employment drug testing with respect to applicants for Federal employment	Referred to the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Human Resources (1/20/99)
Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1999	H.R. 295	Provides a sentence of death for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances.	Referred to Judiciary Subcommittee on Health and Environment (1/20/99)
Open-Air Drug Market Penalty Act of 1999	H.R. 342	Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide penalties for open air drug markets.	Referred to House subcommittee on Crime (2/25/99)
American Community Renewal Act of 1999	H.R. 815 S. 463	Limits educational requirements for treatment providers.	Referred to House committees on Ways & Means, Banking, Commerce, and Budget (2/24/99); Referred to Senate Finance committee (2/24/99)
Comprehensive Methamphetamine Abuse Reduction Act	H.R. 988 S. 562	Provides a comprehensive, coordinated effort to combat methamphetamine abuse.	Referred to House subcommittees on Crime, and Health and Environment (3/4/99); Referred to Senate Judiciary committee (3/8/99)
Repeal Prohibition of Financial Aid to Convicted of Drug Offenders	H. R. 1053	Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance.	Referred to House committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning (3/26/99)
Jail-Based Substance Treatment Programs	H.R. 1114 S. 295	Permits certain amounts of funds for assistance to jail-based substance treatment programs.	Attached as an amendment to gun control measure which is under consideration by a joint House & Senate conference committee (3/8/00)
Elimination of the Crack Cocaine Disparate Sentencing Act of 1999	H.R. 1241	Eliminates mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses.	Referred to the House committee on Judiciary Subcommittees on Health and Environment, and Crime (4/26/99)
Charitable Giving Tax Relief Act	H.R. 1310 S. 2077	Amends IRS Code to allow non-itemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means (03/25/99); referred to Senate Committee on Finance (2/22/00).
Beer Tax Reduction Act	H.R. 1366 S. 801	Amends IRS Code to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means (4/12/99); Referred to Senate committee on Finance (4/14/99).
Safety Advancement for Employees Act of 1999	H.R.1427 S. 385	Allows employers to establish alcohol and substance abuse testing programs in order to secure a safe workplace.	Referred to House subcommittee on Workforce Protections (4/30/99); Placed on Senate calendar for future consideration (10/28/99).
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Amendments of 1999	H.R. 1515	Prohibits health plans from imposing treatment limitations or financial requirements on coverage of mental health and substance abuse benefits if similar limitations are not imposed on medical and surgical benefits.	Referred to House committees on Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means (4/21/99)
Safe and Sober Streets Act of 1999	H.R. 1595 S. 222	Provides a national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals.	Senate bill attached as an amendment to the FY 2001 Transportation Appropriations. See H.R. 4475, S. 2720
Deadly Driver Reduction Act	H.R. 1597 S. 1005	Provides national minimum sentences for individuals convicted of operating motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol.	Referred to the House committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (4/28/99); Referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (5/11/99)
Empowering Parents to Fight Drugs Act of 1999	H.R. 1735	Establishes a grant program to enable local educational agencies to develop and implement a random drug testing program for students in grades 7 through 12.	Referred to the House committee on Education and the Workforce (5/6/99)
Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Substance Abuse Treatment Parity Act of 1999	H.R. 1977	Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity with respect to substance abuse treatment benefits under group health plans and health insurance coverage.	Referred to the House Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations (6/18/99) and the House Subcommittee on Health and Environment (6/23/99)
Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act	H.R. 2031 S. 577	Prevents minors from buying alcohol over the internet.	Passed Senate and House amendment to Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. Signed into law 10/28/00. PL# 106-386.
State Responsible Alcohol Access Enforcement Act	H.R. 2094	To amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any State, territory, or possession of the United States to bring an action in Federal court to enjoin violations of that Act or to enforce the laws of such State, territory, or possession with respect to such violations.	Referred to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection (8/3/99)
Alcohol Shipment to Minors Prohibition Act	H.R. 2161	Prohibits shipping alcohol to minors.	Referred to House Judiciary Committee Crime Subcommittee (6/18/99)
Underage Drunk Driving Prevention	H.R. 2274	Withholds 10 percent of a state's federal highway funding if a state does not enact legislation to suspend drivers' licenses of individuals under the age of 21 convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol.	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (6/17/99)
Drug-Free School Zone Enforcement Act	H. R. 2410	Amends "Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994" to provide grants to reduce drug-related transactions and drug use in the one-mile areas surrounding elementary and secondary schools.	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce (6/30/99)
Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Consolidation and Reorganization Act of 1999	H. R. 2576	Establishes an independent agency, the Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration, within the Department of Health and Human Services to replace and consolidate all functions and agencies that work on the issues of alcohol and drug abuse including CSAT, CSAP, SAMHSA, HUD, PHS and others.	Referred to the House Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; and Banking and Financial Services (7/21/99)
Rural Methamphetamine Use Response Act of 1999	H.R.2613 S.1220	Provides additional funding to combat methamphetamine production and abuse.	Referred to the House Subcommittees on Health and Environment and on Finance and Hazardous Materials 8/27/99); Referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary(6/14/99)
Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000	H.R. 2634 S. 486	Amends the Controlled Substances Act with respect to registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs in schedule IV or V for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment.	Passed Senate by vote, sent to House for consideration (11/19/99); House amended Senate version of bill, passed the amended version by vote (7/19/00) and returned amended version to Senate (7/27/00);
Substance Abuse Group Homes Amendments of 1999	H.R. 2983	Amends the Public Health Service Act with respect to the participation of the public in governmental decisions regarding the location of group homes established pursuant to the program of block grants for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.	Referred to the House Committee on Commerce Subcommittee on Health and Environment (10/19/99)
Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2000	H.R. 3037 S. 1650	Appropriates funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies (including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.	Placed on House calendar for future consideration (10/7/99); Senate vitiated bill previously passed (10/12/00) and indefinitely postponed consideration (6/6/00)
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Assistance Amendment	H. R. 3413	Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to provide comprehensive technical assistance and to implement prevention programs that meet a high scientific standard of program effectiveness.	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce (11/16/99)
Youth Drinking Elimination Act	H.R. 3430	Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by persons who have not attained the legal drinking age.	Referred to the House Committee on Commerce (11/17/99).
Congressional Gold Medal Award to Reagans	H.R. 3591 S.2459	Awards a Congressional gold medal to former President Reagan and Nancy Reagan in recognition of their service to the nation, which included championing the `Just Say No' campaign to prevent alcohol and drug use among youth.	Passed by House 4/3/2000 and sent to Senate for consideration; Passed Senate (7/13/00). Signed by President; assigned Public Law No: 106-251 (7/27/00).
Transportation Appropriations Act, FY 2001	H.R. 4475 S. 2720	Appropriates the Transportation Department fiscal year ending 9/30/01; includes an amendment that sanctions states by withholding highway funds, if they do not comply with a national drunk driving standard of .08 BAC.	Signed by President; Public Law No: 106-346 (10/23/00).
Drug-Free Prisons Act of 2000	H.R. 4493	Establishes grants administered by state or local prosecutors for drug treatment alternative to prison.	Passed House (10/17/00); bill sent to Senate for consideration.
Safe and Drug-Free Schools Amendment for Inhalent Prevention	H.R. 4565 S. 609	Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to prevent the abuse of inhalants through programs under that Act.	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce (5/25/00); Passed Senate (4/30/99)
Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2001	H.R. 4577 S. 2553	Appropriations legislation for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001.	Passed House and Senate as amendment to "Children's Health Act of 2000"; White House-Congressional committee to resolve funding levels (9/27/00).
Youth Drug and Mental Health Services Act	H.R. 4867	Revises and extends SAMHSA programs to provide for alcohol and drug prevention, intervention and treatment services among children and youth; services for children of substance abusers; underage drinking reduction; and substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment House Committee on Commerce (8/2/2000)
American Community Renewal Act	H.R. 4923	Would permit faith-based organizations to receive federal prevention and treatment funds but requires participants to meet minimum state or local education requirements.	Introduced in House (7/24/00) and passed by vote (7/25/00); Senate placed House version on Senate calendar for future consideration (9/5/00). See similar Senate bill S. 2779
Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act of 2000	H.R.5081 S.2435	Amends the Social Security Act to create a grant program to promote joint activities among federal, state, and local public child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies.	Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means (7/27/00); Referred to the Senate Committee on Finance (4/13/00).
National Media Campaign to Prevent Underage Drinking Act of 2000	H.R. 5137	Creates a national media campaign, separate from the ONDCP "Youth Anti-Drug" media campaign, to reduce and prevent underage drinking in the United States.	Referred to House Commerce Subcommittee on Health and Environment (9/19/2000)
Resolution for a Intoxicated Driving Commemorative Postage Stamp	H. Con. Res. 108	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to raise public awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service (5/21/99).
Support of National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month	H. Con. Res. 371	Expressing the sense of the Congress in support of the goals and ideas of National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month.	House introduced (7/13/00) and passed (7/24/00); Senate referred House version to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (7/25/00).
Drug-Free Century Act	S. 5	Reduces transportation and distribution of illegal drugs and strengthens domestic demand reduction.	Referred to Senate committee on Judiciary (1/19/99).
Safe Schools, Safe Streets, and Secure Borders Act of 1999	S. 9	Combats violent and gang-related crime in schools; reforms juvenile justice system; promotes effective drug and other crime prevention programs; assists crime victims.	Referred to Senate committee on Judiciary (1/19/99).
Powder Cocaine Sentencing Act of 1999	S. 146	Amends the Controlled Substances Act with respect to penalties for crimes involving cocaine.	Referred to the committee on Judiciary (1/19/99).
Ban of Needle Exchange Funding	S. 227	Prohibits expenditure of Federal funds to support programs to provide individuals with needles or syringes for the use of illegal drugs.	Referred to committee on Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (1/19/99).
Faith-Based Drug Treatment Enhancement Act	S. 289	Permits faith-based substance abuse treatment centers to receive federal assistance; permits federal drug treatment assistance recipients to select private and religiously oriented treatment; protects the rights of individuals from being required to receive religiously oriented treatment.	Referred to the committee on Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (1/21/99).
Addiction Free Treatment Act of 1999	S. 423	Prohibits certain federal payments for certain methadone maintenance programs; orders NIDA to study methods, effectiveness of non-pharmacological heroin rehabilitation programs, methods and effectiveness of methadone- to-abstinence programs.	Referred to the Senate committee on Finance (2/11/99).
Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1999	S.431	Amends the Alcohol Beverage Labeling Act of 1988 to authorize responsibility of labeling to the Department of Health and Human Services.	Referred to the Senate committee on Commerce (2/22/99).
Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Trust Fund Act of 1999	S. 432	Increases the rate of tax on wine and dedicates the resulting increased revenues to programs for the prevention and treatment.	Referred to the Senate committee on Finance (2/22/99).
Alcoholic Beverage Label Preservation Act of 1999	S. 433	Prohibits wineries from using the new language approved by the Treasury Department.	Referred to the Senate committee on Commerce (2/22/99).
Mental Health Juvenile Justice Act (1)	S. 464	Creates grants for partnerships between state and local juvenile justice agencies, and state and local mental health authorities for programs that address the service needs of juvenile justice system clients who have mental health or substance abuse problems.	Referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (2/24/99)
Mental Health Juvenile Justice Act (2)	S. 465	Directs the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants for training officers and employees of state juvenile justice systems regarding appropriate access to mental health and substance abuse treatment programs in the state for juvenile justice system clients.	Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee (02/24/99).
Youth Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act	S. 849	Amends Public Health Service Act to provide grant programs for youth substance abuse prevention and treatment.	Referred to Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (4/21/99).
New Medications to Treatment Addiction Act of 1999	S. 885	Encourages FDA to provide incentives for the development of drugs for the treatment of addiction to illegal drugs.	Referred to Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (4/27/99).
21st Century Justice Act of 1999	S. 899	Strengthens federal assistance to state and local law enforcement, combating illegal drugs and preventing drug use, attacking the criminal use of guns, promoting accountability and rehabilitation of juvenile criminals, protecting the rights of victims in the criminal justice system, and improving criminal justice rules and procedures.	Referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (4/28/99).
Drug Testing and Treatment for Welfare Recipients Act of 1999	S. 906	Enables states to establish and maintain drug testing and drug treatment programs for welfare recipients engaging in illegal drug use.	Referred to the Senate Committee on Finance (4/28/99).
Teen Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 1999	S. 970	Establishes grant programs for youth substance abuse treatment services.	Referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee (5/6/99).
Services for Children of Substance Abusers Reauthorization Act	S.971	Revises and extends Public Health Service Act grant program for services for children of substance abusers.	Referred to Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (5/6/99)
Youth Drug and Mental Health Services Act	S. 976	Focuses authority of SAMHSA to establish programs for youth treatment, and to respond to crises, especially those related to children and violence.	Bill passed in Senate (11/3/99), then sent to House for consideration; House referred bill to House Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health and Environment (11/12/99).
Anti-Drug Messages on NASA Internet Sites	S. 1337	Requires NASA to work with ONDCP to develop and place anti-drug messages on appropriate NASA controlled Internet sites.	Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (7/1/99).
Drug-Free Families Act of 1999	S. 1390	Helps parents and families reduce drug abuse and drug addiction among adolescents.	Referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (7/19/99).
Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act of 1999	S.1428	Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act relating to the manufacture, traffick, import, and export of amphetamine and methamphetamine.	Attached as an amendment to the "Children's Health Act of 2000" which passed in the House and Senate; in negotiations with White House over other aspects of "Children's Health Act"
Fairness in Treatment: The Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Act of 1999	S. 1447	Ends discrimination in insurance coverage for drug and alcohol addiction treatment by eliminating treatment limitations or financial requirements on substance abuse treatment benefits unless similar limitations or requirements are imposed for medical and surgical benefits.	Referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee (07/28/99).
Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act of 1999	S. 1507	Authorizes the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance programs and services provided by Indian tribal governments.	Passed Senate (6/13/00), and sent to House for consideration; House referred Senate bill to House Committee on Commerce (6/14/00).
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Reauthorization Act	S.1823	Revises and extends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994.	Referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor,and Pensions (10/28/99).
Drug Treatment and Research Enhancement Act	S. 2527	Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide grant programs to reduce substance abuse.	Referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/9/00).
American Community Renewal Act	S.2779	Title IV, "Faith Based Substance Abuse Treatment," allows faith-based prevention and treatment providers to receive federal funds and limits states' abilitiy to set minimum educational requirements for religious providers.	Referred to the Senate Committee on Finance (6/22/00).
Drug Court Act of 2000	S. 3191	Creates a Federal drug court program.	Referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (10/12/00).
Over Seas Alcohol Promotion Funding	S. Amdt. 1523 (to S. 1233)	Prohibits the use of Department of Agriculture/FDA foreign assistance funds to promote the sale or export of alcoholic beverages, including wine.	Amendment agreed to by Senate (8/4/99).
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month	S. RES. 177	A resolution designating September, 1999, as "National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month".	Introduced and passed Senate (08/05/99).

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