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HR 4531 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act - National Key Vote

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Title: Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that reauthorizes through Fiscal Year 2028 and modifies various grants, programs, and activities that address substance use and misuse.

Highlights:

  • 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

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Title: Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act

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