What does Preamble of CAREER Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled 'A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes.'

What does SHORT TITLE. of CAREER Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2025.

What does REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CAREER ACT; TREATMENT, RECOVERY, AND of CAREER Act of 2025 do?

This section amends Section 7183 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, reauthorizing the Career Act and establishing grants for treatment, recovery, and workforce support. The section modifies rate calculations for grant awards, specifying the use of average rates for calendar years 2018 through 2022 based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Entities receiving grants under this section may use up to 5% of funds for transportation services related to work, vocational education, job training, or substance use disorder treatment/recovery. The Secretary is prohibited from requiring or prioritizing entities that plan to use grant funds for activities not specified in the section. Reporting requirements are updated, referencing employment and earnings outcomes under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The grant period language is modified for grants awarded prior to the enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2025. The deadline for submitting the preliminary report is set to September 30, 2030. Funding levels for grants are increased to $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

What does REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CAREER ACT; RECOVERY HOUSING PILOT of CAREER Act of 2025 do?

This section reauthorizes the Career Act; Recovery Housing Pilot Program. Section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act is amended to extend the program through 2030. The reporting requirements within subsection (b) are modified to reference the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2025. Data used for unemployment and participation rates now covers calendar years 2018 through 2022. The data regarding drug overdose deaths now considers rates for calendar years 2018 through 2022. A conforming amendment updates the subtitle heading of Subtitle F of title VIII of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.

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CAREER Act of 2025

Last updated: 2/10/2025 · Introduced: 2/10/2025

Author: Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

TL;DR (AI)

This bill reauthorizes the Career Act, providing grants for substance use disorder treatment, recovery, and workforce support, with increased funding levels of $12,000,000 annually from 2026 to 2030.
The bill extends the Career Act; Recovery Housing Pilot Program through 2030, focusing on data from 2018-2022 to assess unemployment, participation rates, and drug overdose deaths.
Grant recipients can now use up to 5% of funds for transportation services related to work, vocational education, job training, or substance use disorder treatment and recovery.

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