{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://donovan.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/donovan-house-double-down-opioid-battle-plan-1-billion-investment", "Donovan, House Double Down On Opioid Battle Plan With $1 Billion Investment", "2016-12-01", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Daniel Donovan", "D000625", "donovan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC\u2014November 30, 2016.... Congressman Dan Donovan (NY-11) and the U.S. House of Representatives today infused the national fight against opioid abuse with $1 billion in grants for states to distribute for treatment, education, and enforcement. The funding is part of the sweeping 21st Century Cures Act, which reforms the drug approval process to accelerate medical breakthroughs and encourage innovation. The bill also dedicates $4.8 billion to the National Institutes of Health to research treatments and cures for deadly diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer\u2019s. The legislation passed the House with broad bipartisan support. The spending is fully offset with savings in other parts of the budget.\nCongressman Donovan said, \u201cCongress can\u2019t solve the addiction crisis from Washington, but we can equip the experts on the ground with the tools they need to succeed \u2013 and that\u2019s what we did today. Beyond the opioid funding, this landmark legislation will bring our country\u2019s drug approval process into the 21st century and make a down payment on finding cures for the diseases that plague humanity.\u201d\nAmong other provisions, the bill:\n increases funding for medical research to the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control;\n\toffers new incentives for developing treatments for diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer\u2019s;\n\tstreamlines research and clinical trial procedures; and\n\timproves the U.S. mental health system.\n Donovan concluded, \u201cAfter losing my mother last year, this legislation is personal to me and to the millions of Americans who\u2019ve watched a loved one suffer from disease. This is a shift in the country\u2019s medical research policies that will hopefully lead to exciting breakthroughs and quicker access to the latest treatments.\u201d\nThe 21st Century Cures Act \u2013 which included input from patients, researchers, and healthcare experts \u2013 combines two bills that were previously passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill will now go to the U.S. Senate for consideration.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://donovan.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/donovan-house-double-down-opioid-battle-plan-1-billion-investment"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.558592077344656, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}