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HR 5697 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

CREATE Opportunities Act

Introduced: October 22, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Oct 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 22, 2021
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 state or local programs that provide medication-assisted treatment for incarcerated individuals who have opioid-use disorders.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3028 Related bill CREATE Opportunities Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Sep 15, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 22, 2021
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Oct 22, 2021
Walorski, Jackie
· Oct 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5697: CREATE Opportunities Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5697/
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"H.R. 5697: CREATE Opportunities Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5697/.
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H.R. 5697, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5697/.
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