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Steps to Action
The steps to action are the same for each bill. You just write a letter or make a call and educate your legislator about the bill you are interested in. The education process is the same whether you agree with the bill or not. If you think the bill is a good idea, educate your legislators as to why . If you feel the bill is not a good idea educate them as to why .
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Pennsylvania
HB-614 Cabinet Level Drug and Alcohol Agency Establishes a cabinet level agency for the drug and alcohol Single State Authority.
HB-1032 Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Prevention Fund An Act establishing the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Prevention Fund; and providing for the deposit of a portion of the liquor tax into the fund and for use of fund.
HB- 282 Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness AN ACT Providing for Commonwealth support for a Mental Health and Mental Retardation Staff Member Loan Forgiveness Program and an Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program for Commonwealth residents who graduate from institutions of higher; education and who apply their degrees to careers as mental health and mental retardation staff members in this Commonwealth.
B-832 Cabinet Level Drug and Alcohol Agency Establishes a cabinet level agency for the drug and alcohol Single State Authority.
SB-870 Establishing the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Prevention Fund Establishing the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Prevention Fund; and providing for the deposit of a portion of the liquor tax into the fund and for use of fund.
Call your local Representatives and Senators to educate them on the issues.
HR-1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.
HR 1593 Second Chance Act of 2007 To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.
SB-1060 Second Chance Act of 2007 To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.
SB- 2071 Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007 To enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine
SB-1011 Recognizing Addiction as a Disease Act of 2007 To change the name of the National Institute on Drug Abuse to the National Institute on Diseases of Addiction and to change the name of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to the National Institute on Alcohol Disorders and Health.
Call your State Congressmen or Congresswomen and Senators to educate them on the issues.
Bills Introduced in Pennsylvania
Bills Introduced in Washington DC
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