United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3420 (111th)
SUPPORT for Substance Use Disorders Act
Introduced
30 July 2009
Last action
28 October 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Supporting Uniformed Personnel by Providing Oversight and Relevant Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Act or SUPPORT for Substance Use Disorders Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a comprehensive review of Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and management of, and research on, substance use disorders among members of the Armed Forces. Requires the Secretary to submit to the congressional defense and appropriations committees a plan for the improvement and enhancement of such programs and activities for members and their dependent family members, which shall include mechanisms to ensure the availability of appropriate treatment for such disorders and facilitate their prevention and reduction. Requires the plan to include instructions on: (1) the prevention of such disorders; (2) the appropriate training of health care professionals in the treatment of such disorders; (3) services for the dependents of members with such disorders; and (4) the dissemination of disorder prevention materials. Directs the Secretary to study such disorders in members and establish within DOD a Center of Excellence in the Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Management of Substance Use Disorders.
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Timeline
30 July 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 July 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 July 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
28 October 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 July 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsas00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← SUPPORT for Substance Use Disorders Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3420
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3420
- us · 111-hr-3420 · source updated 14 August 2025