On November 16, the House passed, by voice vote, the Protecting Our Infants Act (S. 799). The Senate approved the legislation on October 22 (see The Source, 10/23/15). The House passed an earlier version of this bill on September 8 (see The Source, 9/11/15).
The measure, sponsored by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), would improve the reporting and treatment of prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (newborn withdrawal).
