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Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorders Act

Introduced: February 2, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Feb 3, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorders Act

This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states, other jurisdictions, and community-based entities for harm reduction activities to address drug misuse during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

What's happening now February 3, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 166 Identical bill Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorders Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 10, 2021
Katko, John
· Feb 2, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 706: Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorders Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-706/
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"H.R. 706: Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorders Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-706/.
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H.R. 706, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-706/.
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[H.R. 706: Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorders Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-706/)
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