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US S1991

Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2023 CAREER Act of 2023


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Introduced
06/14/2023
In Committee
06/14/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2023 (or the CAREER Act of 2023), aims to reauthorize certain programs under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. The key provisions include: 1) Amending the Treatment, Recovery, and Workforce Support Grants program to establish specific criteria for determining grant amounts based on a state's drug overdose death rate, unemployment rate, and labor force participation rate compared to national averages; 2) Reauthorizing the Recovery Housing Program, which provides grants to states for the development of recovery housing, from 2023 through 2028; and 3) Allowing grant funds to be used for providing transportation services to individuals participating in activities supported by the grants, such as transportation to work or job training.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2099) (on 06/14/2023)

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