WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY-06) and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) ) introduced legislation today to reauthorize the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act, which helps address the impact substance abuse is having on America’s workforce. This bill would reauthorize and make improvements to much-needed federal programs for individuals in states most devastated by substance abuse.
In 2018, Congressman Barr and Senator McConnell introduced the CAREER Act which was included in the bipartisan SUPPORT For Patients and Communities Act. This landmark legislation passed Congress and was signed into law by the President. The CAREER Act supports Americans recovering from substance use disorder by providing funding for stable, transitional housing, and by ensuring they have the support they need to reenter the workforce and maintain gainful employment.
The CAREER Act of 2023 would reauthorize two programs created by the CAREER Act: the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)’s Treatment, Recovery and Workforce Support Grant Program and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Recovery Housing Program. The CAREER Act of 2023 not only continues both of these innovative programs but would build on initial successes.
Since the CAREER Act was signed into law in 2018, Kentucky has received more than $8.5 million in federal funding and has shown promising success in...
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