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S. 5000 116th Congress Senate

CARA 2.0 Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to provide support with respect to the prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use disorder.

Introduced: December 10, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Dec 10, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 10, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 10, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CARA 2.0 Act of 2020

This bill expands various programs and activities to address substance use disorders, including by requiring research on prevention strategies and treatment modalities; supporting workforce education and training; revising federal regulation of opioids; and increasing access to medication-assisted treatment and other recovery services.

 Related & companion bills 7
  • HR 8868 Excellence in Recovery Housing Act
  • HR 3496 CREATE Opportunities Act
  • HR 3925 Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act
  • HR 3974 Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2019
  • HR 7593 TREATS Act
  • S 1983 CREATE Opportunities Act
  • S 4103 TREATS Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Dec 10, 2020
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 10, 2020
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 10, 2020
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 10, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5000: CARA 2.0 Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5000/
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"S. 5000: CARA 2.0 Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5000/.
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S. 5000, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5000/.
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