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To amend the Public Health Service Act to require additional information in State plans for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services block grants.
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require additional information in State plans for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services block grants.
Summary
This bill would amend the Public Health Service Act to require states to include additional information in their substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services block grant plans. States would be required to describe the types of medications available for medication-assisted treatment, their medication-assisted treatment programs and protocols for preventing misuse, data on instances of misuse or mixing of medication-assisted treatment drugs with other substances, and data on drug screening protocols used in their systems of care. These new requirements would apply to state plans submitted for federal substance use block grants.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Erin Houchin’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $21,100
- KIESLER POLICE SUPPLY, INC. $13,700
- ELWOOD STAFFING $12,400
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $12,399
- APOLLO $9,100
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Actions (2)
- Sep 30, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Sep 30, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 30, 2025
Mrs. Houchin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require additional information in State plans for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services block grants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES BLOCK GRANTS.
Section 1932(b)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-32(b)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (ix), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in clause (x), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(xi) describes—
“(I) the types of drugs available for the purpose of medication-assisted treatment within the State’s system of care;
“(II) the State’s medication- assisted treatment programs or protocols used for diversion and misuse prevention and enforcement;
“(III) the State’s data on any misuse of drugs used for medication- assisted treatment, including instances of medication-assisted treatment being mixed with other prescription drugs; and
“(IV) the State’s data on any drug screening protocols within the State’s system of care, including any specific protocols for drug screening patients who receive medication-assisted treatment.”. <all>
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