HR 2695119th CongressIn Committee

Communities of Recovery Reauthorization Act of 2025

Introduced: Apr 7, 2025

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

The Communities of Recovery Reauthorization Act of 2025 is a bill that would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and substantially increase funding for the federal “Communities of Recovery” grant program. Specifically, it replaces the prior authorization of $5,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2019–2023 with a new authorization of $17,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2026–2030. The bill is titled to emphasize building recovery-oriented communities and was introduced by Rep. Pettersen (and Rep. Nunn of Iowa) and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The text provided only addresses this funding change and does not include additional programmatic provisions.

Key Points

1Reauthorizes the Communities of Recovery grant program under the Public Health Service Act (Section 547(f)).
2Increases the annual authorization from $5 million (for 2019–2023) to $17 million per year (for 2026–2030).
3Establishes the bill’s short title: the Communities of Recovery Reauthorization Act of 2025.
4The change is an authorization of funding (i.e., a funding level Congress expects to provide), not a direct appropriation in itself; actual spending would depend on future appropriations.
5The bill has introduced status and current sponsorship by Rep. Pettersen and Rep. Nunn of Iowa; referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: Individuals in recovery from substance use disorders and recovery-oriented community organizations that rely on federal grants to build infrastructure, networks, and services for recovery support.Secondary group/area affected: Public health departments, state and local health authorities, and nonprofit organizations that administer or partner in recovery services and supports.Additional impacts: Potential increase in federal outlays for recovery infrastructure (subject to annual appropriations), possible expansion of recovery support services, and more guidance or oversight requirements as part of grant administration.

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