Methamphetamine Prevention Enhancement Act of 2007

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a Drug-Free Workplace Information Clearinghouse, to authorize programs to prevent and improve treatment of methamphetamine addiction, and for other purposes.

10/4/2007--Introduced.
Methamphetamine Prevention Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to establish a Drug-Free Workplace Information Clearinghouse.
Requires the C more...learinghouse Director to:
(1) serve as a resource for employers maintaining or attempting to establish a drug-free workplace policy;
(2) provide assistance to employers and employees in resolving complaints, grievances, and requests for information regarding drug-free workplaces and in understanding rights and responsibilities under federal employment laws pertaining to drug-free workplace policies; and
(3) conduct an educational campaign for employers on federal drug-free workplace standards or guidelines and on federal assistance available to employers to establish or maintain a drug-free workplace. Requires the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to:
(1) make grants to medical associations, health care providers, and health care facilities to conduct training for health care providers on recognizing the signs of methamphetamine addiction and recognizing vulnerable populations for purposes of preventing and treating such addiction;
(2) conduct an educational campaign on the public health effects of methamphetamine addiction; and
(3) make grants to schools, community organizations, and local governmental entities to establish or maintain a methamphetamine awareness project consisting of after-school or extracurricular activities in which students learn about the dangers of methamphetamine through hands-on advertising or video production exercises.

Sponsor

• Rep. Darlene Hooley [D, OR-5]
• and 9 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10]
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Ike Skelton [D, MO-4]
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3749

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
October 04, 2007

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October 03, 2007 HR 3749, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the ...

HR 3749 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a Drug-Free Workplace Information Clearinghouse, and it would authorize programs to prevent and improve treatment of methamphetamine addiction....

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