H.R. 5587 · 115th Congress

Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act

Stage
Passed a chamber
Sponsor
Ben Luján
Introduced
2018-04-23
Latest action
2018-06-13 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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.