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Introduced
04/23/2018
04/23/2018
In Committee
05/17/2018
05/17/2018
Crossed Over
06/13/2018
06/13/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to nonprofits that focus on substance use disorder to establish regional technical assistance centers to provide assistance regarding implementation of peer-delivered addiction recovery support services, establishment of recovery community organizations and centers, and overdose reversal medication.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations that focus on substance use disorder. These grants can be used to establish regional technical assistance centers that provide support for implementing peer-delivered addiction recovery services, setting up recovery community organizations and centers, and distributing overdose reversal medication.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (6)
Ben Ray Luján (D)*,
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Evan Jenkins (R),
Bill Johnson (R),
Greg Walden (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 06/13/2018)
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