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HR 1685 117th Congress House

Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2021

Official title: To authorize the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, to award gra… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, to award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction.

Introduced: March 9, 2021 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 10, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2021

This bill requires the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse or addiction. States must use these grants to provide up to 60 consecutive days of services to individuals who otherwise would not have access to substance abuse services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1685: Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1685/
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"H.R. 1685: Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1685/.
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H.R. 1685, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1685/.
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[H.R. 1685: Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1685/)
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