Renews federal programs on addiction, overdoses and mental health through 2030

§1What it does

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This 2025 law renews through the 2030 fiscal year, and in many cases revises, federal programs that address substance use disorders, drug overdoses and mental health.^2,3 It continues grants for overdose tracking and prevention, overdose-reversal drugs and training for first responders (now also covering overdoses from drugs other than opioids), treatment for pregnant and postpartum women, recovery housing and job support, and student loan repayment for health workers who treat addiction in areas with shortages.² It also creates a federal work group on fentanyl contamination of illegal drugs, allows certain opioid response grants to pay for drug-testing tools such as fentanyl test strips where the law permits, and requires steps to protect the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline from cyberattacks.²

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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