STOP Stigma Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 29, 2021)
Stopping Titles that Overtly Perpetuate Stigma Act or the STOP Stigma Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue guidance for renaming the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and other agencies and programs with names that contain stigmatizing terms such as abuse, addict, or alcoholic.
HHS must also provide Congress with an assessment of the cost of such name changes and recommendations to revise federal laws to rename agencies or programs that are designated in statute.
What just happenedJun 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 29, 2021
- Jun 30, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 29, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 29, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 29, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House