Recovery First Housing Act

This bill would add a new section to federal homeless assistance law. Any project sponsor that receives funds under that part of the law to run emergency shelter, transitional housing, or permanent housing would have to offer substance use disorder treatment to each person it admits who has a substance use disorder, as determined by the sponsor. The treatment must be evidence-based and delivered by a licensed provider, and could include withdrawal management, residential or outpatient treatment, medication-assisted treatment, recovery housing with clinical support, or step-down treatment. The requirement would not apply when a sponsor admits an unaccompanied minor.

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Sponsors

• Tim Burchett Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors