# 119-hr-5844: Harm Reduction Through Community Engagement Act of 2025

119-hr-5844, Harm Reduction Through Community Engagement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5844
- Congress: 119
- Title: Harm Reduction Through Community Engagement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires strong community engagement and location restrictions for opioid treatment program registration.** This bill would tie authorization for maintenance and detox treatment to local impact plans, outreach, and data reporting. - Families and children: New clinics could not provide maintenance or detox treatment within a half mile of a licensed day care center, an elementary or secondary school, a learning center, a playground, or another drug treatment facility. This limits placement near places children gather. - Treatment providers: Applicants would need to justify patient need and meet objective criteria the Secretary must evaluate. They must promote telehealth, designate a community liaison, run or link to a customer-relationship management system to track community service requests, and report treatment performance metrics to the Secretary. - Local communities and federal oversight: Applicants must do outreach, form a neighborhood engagement plan, and include a community advisory board. The Secretary would report to Congress every year on community engagement, clinic maintenance, best practices, and policy recommendations.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New siting and outreach rules for opioid clinics: mixed, medium. If enacted, opioid treatment programs would face new federal registration rules tied to community impact. Clinics would need outreach, a neighborhood engagement plan, a community advisory board, and a community liaison. Sites could not be within one-half mile of a daycare, school, learning center,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5844 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5844)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5844 (as of 2026-04-21).