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S. 2678 115th Congress Senate

Ensuring Access to Quality Recovery Living Act of 2018

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment of the Substance Abuse and… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to publish and disseminate best practices for operating recovery housing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 16, 2018 Introduced by: Tim Kaine Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2142)
Apr 16, 2018
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 Latest action April 16, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2142)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Access to Quality Recovery Living Act of 2018

This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to publish best practices for operating recovery housing, to distribute such publication to the states, and to provide technical assistance to states seeking to adopt such practices.  SAMHSA must require states to follow such best practices in order to receive a contract or grant for recovery housing. "Recovery housing" means a shared living environment free from alcohol and illegal drug use and centered on peer support and connection to services to promote recovery from substance use disorders.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4684 Ensuring Access to Quality Sober Living Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 16, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 16, 2018
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 16, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2678: Ensuring Access to Quality Recovery Living Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2678/
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"S. 2678: Ensuring Access to Quality Recovery Living Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2678/.
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S. 2678, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2678/.
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