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S. 5543

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A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the residential substance use disorder treatment program, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · September 24, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
September 24, 2026
Cosponsors (1)
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The STRONGER Act reauthorizes and expands a federal program that provides residential substance use disorder treatment in prisons and jails. The bill updates the program to explicitly permit medication-assisted treatment using any FDA-approved medications for opioid and other substance use disorders, moving away from a former focus on abstinence-only approaches. It requires prison and jail staff overseeing these programs to complete training on addiction science, evidence-based treatments, medication options, and continuity of care, and mandates that participating facilities partner with outside providers to ensure patients can access medications after release. The bill allocates $40 million annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, with at least 10 percent of each state's allocation directed to local jail-based programs that can serve both pre-trial detainees and sentenced individuals.

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