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GREATER Communities Act

Introduced: September 24, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 24, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grants for Rural Efforts to Address Treatment and Ensure Recovery in Communities Act of 2020 or the GREATER Communities Act

This bill expands efforts to address opioid use in rural areas, including by authorizing the Department of Justice to award grants for pilot programs to provide alternatives to incarceration and reduce opioid overdose deaths.

What's happening now September 24, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8386: GREATER Communities Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8386/
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"H.R. 8386: GREATER Communities Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8386/.
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H.R. 8386, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8386/.
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[H.R. 8386: GREATER Communities Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8386/)
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