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US HR4088

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


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Introduced
06/14/2023
In Committee
06/16/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to reauthorize a program to support individuals in substance use disorder treatment and recovery to live independently and participate in the workforce, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2023 (CAREER Act of 2023), amends the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to reauthorize a program that supports individuals in substance use disorder treatment and recovery to live independently and participate in the workforce. The key provisions include increasing funding for the program from $5 million to $12 million per year from 2024 to 2028, updating the criteria for grant allocation rates based on state-level data on overdose deaths, unemployment, and labor force participation, and allowing grant funds to be used for transportation services to help individuals access work, vocational education, job training, or recovery services.

Committee Categories

Education, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (6)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 06/16/2023)

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