Excellence in Recovery Housing Act

Summary

Excellence in Recovery Housing Act This bill tasks the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) with various activities to promote the availability of high-quality recovery housing for individuals with substance use disorders. Recovery housing refers to shared living environments free from alcohol and illicit drug use and centered on peer support and connection to services that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders. Specifically, SAMHSA must develop and publish on its website standards and guidelines for recovery housing; award grants to states, tribal nations, territories, and localities to implement such standards and guidelines; convene an interagency working group to coordinate federal activities related to recovery housing; and arrange for research on the supply, quality, and effectiveness of recovery housing.

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Timeline

1. 29 September 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 September 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 29 September 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 September 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 September 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 29 September 2021

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Sponsors

• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Excellence in Recovery Housing Act
• related to → CARA 3.0 Act of 2021