The Power of the Pen: New Bills Signed into Law

Statement by the Press Secretary

On Friday, December 11, 2015, the President signed into law:

H.R. 2250 – Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016; (thru 12/16/2015)

S. 599, the “Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act,” which extends and expands a demonstration program that tests Medicaid reimbursement for certain psychiatric services provided by psychiatric institutions to enrollees aged 21 to 64;

S. 611, the “Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act,” which reauthorizes a Safe Drinking Water Act program that provides technical assistance for small public water systems; and

S. 1170, the “Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015,” which allows patrons to continue to contribute to funding for breast cancer research through the voluntary purchase of specially-issued U.S. postage stamps for an additional four years through December 31, 2019. 

Source: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary