HR 4200
117th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical education
Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2021
Introduced: June 28, 2021
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2021
This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2026 grants for residential substance use disorder treatment programs at state and local correctional and detention facilities.
Among the revisions, the bill
- replaces statutory references to substance abuse with substance use disorder,
- specifies that the term residential substance use disorder treatment program includes a medication-assisted treatment program,
- requires the chief medical officer or other staff overseeing a program to complete training on the science of addiction and the latest research and clinical guidance on treating substance use disorders in criminal justice settings, and
- allows people who are awaiting trial or in pretrial detention to participate in the programs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
2