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S. 524 // July 13, 2016

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

(This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 6, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 TITLE I--PREVENTION AND EDUCATION (Sec. 101) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to review best practices for pain management developed or adopted by federal agencies. The task force must propose updates to best practices and recommendations for addressing gaps or inconsistencies.

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

92 votes, representing 240,097,955 people96.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,781,201 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon9296.5%
NayLost20.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%