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H.R. 472: Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act

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H.R. 472: Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-12 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act

Plain summary

Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to provide that nothing in federal law relating to protections for persons with disabilities prohibits a local, state, or federal government body from: requiring a reasonable minimum distance between residential recovery facilities within a particular area zoned for residential housing if such requirement is necessary to preserve the residential character of the area and allows for some of such facilities to be located within such area; and requiring that such a facility obtain an operating license or use permit or satisfy a set of consumer protection standards, which may include a maximum capacity requirement. A residential recovery facility is a residence that provides housing to individuals in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction with the promise of providing a clean and sober environment in return for direct or indirect payment to an owner, operator, or compensated staff person. Facilities receiving payments from a federal health care program, or via private insurance purchased on a federal exchange or federally subsidized, for either housing, recovery services, or testing or monitoring for drugs or alcohol shall ensure that residents: (1) are provided a safe living environment completely free from illicit drugs, alcohol, firearms, harassment, abuse, or harm; and (2) live in a licensed or registered residence that has committed to following standards approved by states and localities.

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Official text

Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] · 7 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Seth Moulton (D-MA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr472 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115