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STRONGER Act

USA118th CongressS-3740| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2024
John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (8)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Supporting Treatment and Recovery Over Narcotics for Growth, Empowerment, and Rehabilitation Act or the STRONGER Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2029 grants for residential substance use disorder treatment programs at state and local correctional and detention facilities. Among the revisions, the bill replaces statutory references to substance abuse with substance use disorder , specifies that the term residential substance use disorder treatment program includes a medication-assisted treatment program, requires the chief medical officer or other staff overseeing a program to complete training on the science of addiction and the latest research and clinical guidance on treating substance use disorders in criminal justice settings, and allows people who are awaiting trial or in pretrial detention to participate in the programs.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • February 6, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-238: Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2023

STRONGER Act

USA118th CongressS-3740| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2024
Supporting Treatment and Recovery Over Narcotics for Growth, Empowerment, and Rehabilitation Act or the STRONGER Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2029 grants for residential substance use disorder treatment programs at state and local correctional and detention facilities. Among the revisions, the bill replaces statutory references to substance abuse with substance use disorder , specifies that the term residential substance use disorder treatment program includes a medication-assisted treatment program, requires the chief medical officer or other staff overseeing a program to complete training on the science of addiction and the latest research and clinical guidance on treating substance use disorders in criminal justice settings, and allows people who are awaiting trial or in pretrial detention to participate in the programs.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • February 6, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (8)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-238: Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted