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119-s-5543119th CongressWALLET

STRONGER Act

Sponsored By: Senator Cornyn, John [R-TX]

Introduced

Summary

Expand access to medication-assisted treatment in residential correctional programs. This bill would reauthorize the residential substance use disorder treatment program, allow FDA-approved medications and licensed biological products in residential treatment, require staff training and provider partnerships, anchor program standards to Bureau of Justice Assistance guidance, and set funding rules.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More medication treatment in jails

If enacted, this bill would require residential and jail-based programs that get Part S money to offer at least one FDA‑approved medication or licensed biologic to treat substance use disorders. States could use Part S grants to buy those medicines, provide naloxone, pay for required clinical training, and get opioid treatment program certification. Programs would need trained medical leadership and an affiliation with a provider who can prescribe after release and explain treatment risks and alternatives. Training must happen before or soon after a program receives federal funds.

New funding for jail treatment

If enacted, the bill would authorize $40 million per year for Part S projects for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031. It would also require states to use at least 10% of their Part S grant each year to make awards to local jails and detention facilities when such facilities exist. The authorization does not itself appropriate money; Congress would still have to fund the program. This would create a new federal floor for local grants to expand jail-based residential treatment.

New definition for residential treatment

If enacted, the bill would define residential substance use disorder treatment programs to mean comprehensive individual and group treatment services that, to the greatest extent practicable, follow the Bureau of Justice Assistance's November 2017 Promising Practice Guidelines or later updates. This would set a named standard of care for programs that get Part S funds. The change is definitional and does not itself provide money.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cornyn, John [R-TX]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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