Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Amendments of 1979
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Comprehensive Alcohol and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to extend through fiscal year 1982 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) implementation of the Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act (makes the amount of such grants discretionary with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare); (2) financial assistance for the prevention and treatment of alcoholism; and (3) National Alcohol Research Centers. Extends authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1981 for alcoholism research and review of such research. Revises: (1) certain reporting requirements under title I of such Act (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism); and (2) the duties of the Interagency Committee on Federal Activities for alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Defines State for purposes of such Act. Amends the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 to extend the authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for drug abuse special project grants and contracts. Revises certain reporting requirements under such Act. Repeals: (1) the general grant program to States under title III of the Comprehensive Alcohol and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act; (2) titles I (Civil Commitment of 1970; in Lieu of Prosecution), III (Civil Commitment of Persons Not Charged with any Criminal Offense), and IV (Rehabilitation and Post-hospitalization Care Programs) of the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966; (3) the Marihuana and Health Reporting Act; and (4) the formula grant program under the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972. Amends titles III of the Public Health Service Act (General Powers and Duties) to establish a grant program to States for the costs of planning, establishing, conducting, and coordinating alcohol abuse and alcoholism, drug abuse, and mental health prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation activities.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on April 30, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 30, 1979: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
DONALD RIEGLE (D-MI) introduced it on April 30, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 30, 1979, 17300 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17300 days ago, on April 30, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers