STOP Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 12, 2015)
Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act or the STOP Act
Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program to reduce underage drinking for FY2016-FY2019.
Revises reporting requirements for state programs on underage drinking.
Specifies additional requirements for the development of the national media campaign to prevent underage drinking.
Directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to make grants to professional pediatric provider organizations to increase effective practices, including the screening of children and adolescents for alcohol use, to reduce the prevalence of alcohol use among individuals under the age of 21, including college students.
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to collect data and conduct or support new research on underage drinking that carries out and improves public health surveillance of alcohol use and alcohol-related conditions in states among individuals between age 18 and 20 by increasing the use of surveys, such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, to monitor binge and excessive drinking and related harms.
Amends the Federal Alcohol Administration Act to prohibit the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession of powdered alcohol.
What just happenedMar 12, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 12, 2015
- Mar 12, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Mar 12, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate