SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 - Summary **What the Bill Does:** This bill extends federal funding and programs focused on substance use disorders, mental health, and overdose prevention through 2030. It reauthorizes multiple HHS grant programs that support treatment and recovery services, including specialized care for pregnant women, youth, and individuals experiencing homelessness. The bill also expands loan repayment programs to encourage healthcare providers to work in substance use disorder treatment and strengthens mental health education for medical students. **Who It Affects:** The bill impacts people struggling with substance use and mental health issues, pregnant and postpartum women, youth at risk, individuals experiencing homelessness in recovery, healthcare providers in addiction medicine, and community organizations that facilitate recovery.
It also affects state and local governments that receive federal grants for these programs. **Current Status:** The bill has been **signed into law**, meaning it has passed both the House and Senate and been approved by the President. The programs it funds will continue operating under this reauthorization through fiscal year 2030.
CRS Official Summary
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025This bill reauthorizes and revises Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs that address substance use disorders, overdoses, and mental health. For example, the bill reauthorizes for FY2026-FY2030 grant and other programs relating to• addressing substance use disorders with respect to pregnant and postpartum women,• prevention and recovery from substance use disorders for youth, • housing for individuals in recovery from substance use disorders,• community organizations facilitating recovery from substance use disorders,• loan repayment for certain health care providers treating substance use disorders, • prevention of overdoses of controlled substances,• treatment of children experiencing psychological trauma, and• mental and behavioral health education and training for medical and allied health students.Also, the bill revises several programs, including by (1) expanding a program that supports resources for first responders to include the purchase of drugs or devices to treat non-opioid overdoses, (2) expanding a program that supports employment services for individuals in recovery so as to allow for the provision of related transportation services, and (3) temporarily authorizing a regional technical assistance center to assist the National Peer-Run Training and Technical Assistance Center for Addiction Recovery Support.Additionally, the bill establishes new requirements for HHS, including requirements relating to• protecting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program from cybersecurity threats,• establishing a Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal Drugs, and• reviewing and potentially revising the scheduling of approved products containing a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone under the Controlled Substances Act.
Latest Action
Became Public Law No: 119-44.