Treatment Court, Rehabilitation, and Recovery Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Amy Klobuchar
Introduced
Summary
Would create a federal grant program to expand and standardize treatment courts. The bill centers federal support on courts that pair substance use and co-occurring mental health treatment with justice supervision while protecting participants’ rights and eligibility.
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- Families and children: Family treatment courts would help parents or guardians in dependency cases with substance use disorders access evidence-based clinical assessment, medication for addiction treatment when appropriate, and wraparound services like parenting supports and housing.
- People with substance use disorders and youth: Juvenile and adult drug treatment courts and impaired driving courts would offer alternatives to incarceration, require teams to screen for need and violent risk, and exclude people convicted of specified violent or sexual offenses.
- Courts, tribal governments, and local agencies: States, courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments could receive grants that prioritize programs following National Association of Drug Court Professionals standards, must collect and report access and outcome data, and would be eligible for federal shares and technical assistance.
*Would authorize annual federal funding of about $1.0 billion for 2024–2028 and allow grants to cover up to 75% of program costs.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Federal grants to expand treatment courts
If enacted, the bill would provide federal grants to start or improve treatment courts. It would authorize $100,000,000 per year for each fiscal year 2024 through 2028. Grants could fund juvenile, family, tribal healing, impaired driving, and adult drug treatment courts. The federal share would normally pay up to 75% of program costs, unless the Attorney General waives that limit. No more than 10% of each grant could pay for administration.
Grant rules and program standards
If enacted, officials would have to apply to the Attorney General for grants in a required form. Applications would need a long-term plan, admission rules that ensure broad access, and evidence-based clinical assessments. Grantees must certify nondiscrimination, protections for the right to competent counsel, availability of medication for addiction treatment when appropriate, provider licensing, and that federal money would supplement other funds.
Training and national evaluation for courts
If enacted, the Attorney General could provide training and technical help to treatment courts. All training must follow national best practice standards. Grantees would report program data and evaluations to the Attorney General. The Justice Department would do a national multi-site study and send a report to Congress within three years of enactment.
Who can join a treatment court
If enacted, the bill would set who may be a treatment court participant. A person would need a diagnosis of a substance use disorder or co-occurring mental illness and team approval, and cannot pose a violence risk. People charged with certain sex crimes, sexual-exploitation-of-children crimes, murder, or attempted murder could not join. Any fines or payments would be based on ability to pay and could not block treatment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Cosponsors
Roger Wicker
MS • R
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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