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Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2021

Introduced: March 25, 2021 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 2021
Held at the desk.
Aug 3, 2021
Received in the House.
Aug 2, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 30, 2021
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5223-5224)
Jul 30, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5223-5224)
Jul 30, 2021
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5223-5224)
Jul 30, 2021
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5223-5224)
Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 August 3, 2021

Held at the desk.

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