# 115-hr-5587: Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act

115-hr-5587, Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5587
- Congress: 115
- Title: Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2018-04-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to nonprofits that focus on substance use disorder to establish regional technical assistance centers to provide assistance regarding implementation of peer-delivered addiction recovery support services, establishment of recovery community organizations and centers, and overdose reversal medication.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2018-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2018-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] (R-WV), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
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- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5587 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5587)

## Related
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- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1861)
- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5587 (as of 2025-11-18).