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PRESENTATION CENTER
SENATE VOTE COUNT: OPIOID BILL
Senate Republicans Reject $600 Million in Emergency
Funding For Combatting the Opioid Epidemic
How the Senate Voted on Shaheen Amendment to S. 524
60 Votes Needed to be Accepted
Votes by Party
Yea
Nay
Not
Voting
Republicans
5
47
2
Democrats
42
0
2
Independents
1
0
1
Total
48
47
5
Analysis
• The Senate voted 48-47 to reject an amendment
proposed by Sen. Shaheen (D-NH) that would have
added $600 million in emergency appropriations to
combat the heroin and opioid-addiction epidemic
• The main bill, introduced by Sens. Whitehouse (D-RI)
and Portman (R-OH), is the Comprehensive Addiction
and Recovery Act of 2016 (S. 524), which would
authorize the Justice Department to issue grants to
states for combatting drug abuse, as well as
increasing access to drugs that counteract overdoses
• Democrats argue that the bill will not be effective
without additional funding
• Republicans rejected the emergency funding, arguing
that the spending bill approved last year included
$400 million to combat drug addiction, and that
more can be added during the upcoming
appropriations process
Source: Bridget Bowman, “Republicans Kill $600 Million in Emergency Funds to Fight Opioid Crisis,” Roll Call, March 2, 2016.
March 3, 2016 | Christine Yan