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H.R. 5587: Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act

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H.R. 5587: Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-23 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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

Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act

Plain summary

Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to nonprofits that focus on substance use disorder to establish regional technical assistance centers to provide assistance regarding implementation of peer-delivered addiction recovery support services, establishment of recovery community organizations and centers, and overdose reversal medication.

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Official text

Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5587, Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act (2018-06-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] reported raising $6.5 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-hr5587 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115