Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 8 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 aims to reauthorize various programs focused on opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery. It includes provisions for prenatal and postnatal health, as well as support for individuals and families impacted by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. The bill addresses overdose prevention, first responder training, and the protection of the suicide prevention lifeline. Additionally, it provides for mental and behavioral health education and workforce loan repayment programs. The legislation also covers recovery support, such as peer support and community building.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Support: The bill establishes a program for the education, prevention, identification, and services delivery for individuals with FASD (Section 104). This includes creating public awareness and building capacity for State and Tribal identification and treatment.
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Suicide Prevention Safety: The bill includes steps to protect the suicide prevention hotline from cybersecurity incidents and vulnerabilities (Section 108).
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Workforce Development: Provisions include a loan repayment program for the substance use disorder treatment workforce (Section 204) and grants for mental and behavioral health education and training (Section 203).
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Treatment Access: The bill provides grants to enhance access to substance use disorder treatment (Section 207) and establishes residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women (Section 201).
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Recovery Assistance: Support is provided through the building of communities of recovery (Section 301) and the development of peer support technical assistance centers (Section 302).
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Drug Safety and Awareness: The bill includes guidance on at-home drug disposal systems (Section 111) and mandates an assessment of opioid drugs and actions (Section 112).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly detailed within the provided text.
- 7/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/18/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
9 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-HR-912: 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act
- 119-HR-1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
- 119-HR-2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-HR-4079: Safer Response Act of 2025
- 119-S-500: CAREER Act of 2025
- 119-S-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
- 119-S-946: MATE Improvement Act
- 119-S-2532: Safe Response Act
- 119-S-3006: Youth Prevention and Recovery Reauthorization Act of 2025
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat · Wisconsin
John HickenlooperDemocrat · Colorado
Maggie HassanDemocrat · New Hampshire
Jon HustedRepublican · Ohio
Lisa MurkowskiRepublican · Alaska
Markwayne MullinRepublican · Oklahoma
Bernie SandersIndependent · Vermont
Tommy TubervilleRepublican · Alabama