Rashida Tlaib voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Title: Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act
Vote to pass a bill that reauthorizes through Fiscal Year 2028 and modifies various grants, programs, and activities that address substance use and misuse.
Authorizes through Fiscal Year 2028 and modifies various grants, programs, and activities that address substance use and misuse, including (Title I-III, Sec. 101-307):
Data collection, education, and surveillance activities;
Grants and other support for substance use disorder, treatment, and recovery;
Student loan repayment and other programs for the substance use disorder workforce; and
Programs for addressing trauma, particularly for childre, youth, and their families.
Amends provisions related to scheduling controlled substances, including by incorporating illicit xylazine (a compound used in veterinary medicine as a nonopioid tranquilizer) into a schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (Title I-III, Sec. 101-307).
Establishes a permanent requirement that Medicaid programs cover medication-assisted treatment for individuals with substance use disorders (Title I-III, Sec. 101-307).
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS
Title: Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act