Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-198
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
Became law on Jul 22, 2016.
Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 11, 2016
- Passed SenateMar 10, 2016 · 94–1
- Passed HouseMay 13, 2016 · 400–5
- Resolving differencesJul 6, 2016
- To the PresidentJul 14, 2016
- Became lawJul 22, 2016
Latest action: Jul 22, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-198.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 524.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016” on February 26, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on February 22, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 26, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51291
- CBO publication date
- February 26, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 524, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/524
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cb7926b176dac8c42a9717549930a98b03e5793c723e2dd4bab21aaba952d18d
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Draft Conference Agreement for S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016” on July 5, 2016. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenue effects for the draft conference agreement for S. 524, as posted on the website of the House Energy and Commerce Committee”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 5, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51765
- CBO publication date
- July 5, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 524, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/524
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cb7926b176dac8c42a9717549930a98b03e5793c723e2dd4bab21aaba952d18d
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Conference Report for S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016” on July 7, 2016. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenue effects for the conference report for S. 524, as posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 7, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51783
- CBO publication date
- July 7, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 524, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/524
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cb7926b176dac8c42a9717549930a98b03e5793c723e2dd4bab21aaba952d18d
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-669 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on February 22, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 22, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/669
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 524, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/524
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cb7926b176dac8c42a9717549930a98b03e5793c723e2dd4bab21aaba952d18d
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
44 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 24 Democrats, 3 independents
17 of 44 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Boozman (R-AR), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joseph Manchin (I-WV), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and 14 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
- S. 1523 (114th) A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.
- S. 2393 (114th) Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015
- S.Res. 189 (114th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 25th anniversary of democracy in Mongolia.
- S.Res. 608 (114th) A resolution designating the week of September 17 through September 24, 2016, as "National Estuaries Week".
- S.Res. 269 (114th) A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 26, 2015, as "National Estuaries Week".
- S.Res. 404 (114th) A resolution designating March 2016 as "National Middle Level Education Month".
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.