House lawmakers are set to reauthorize programs to support substance abuse prevention and treatment through 2030—some of which are on the chopping block under the Trump administration’s budget request.
The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act was initially enacted in 2018 with bipartisan backing, but many initiatives under the law expired at the end of fiscal 2023. The reauthorization bill would extend various programs, including ones for first responder training with opioid overdose drugs and pregnant and postpartum women, from fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Typically bipartisan, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the measure (