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CREATE Opportunities Act

Introduced: January 3, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 26, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Re-Entry through Addiction Treatment to Enhance Opportunities Act or the CREATE Opportunities Act

This bill establishes the Medication-Assisted Treatment Corrections and Community Reentry Program in the Department of Justice. Under the program, the National Institute of Corrections may award grants to support local programs that provide medication-assisted treatment for incarcerated individuals who have opioid-use disorder; such treatment must be provided in accordance with specified requirements, including drug, screening, and personnel criteria.

What's happening now July 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 5000 Related bill CARA 2.0 Act of 2020
  • S 1983 Identical bill CREATE Opportunities Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 2
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Feb 27, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jan 3, 2020
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 9, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Aug 9, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 26, 2019
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 26, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Jun 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3496: CREATE Opportunities Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3496/
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"H.R. 3496: CREATE Opportunities Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3496/.
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H.R. 3496, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3496/.
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