On October 9, 2025, the Senate passed the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 ( S. 1843 ) as an amendment, sponsored by Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) . The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 would continue critical recidivism-reduction and reentry services nationwide, including substance use disorder treatment. The NDAA passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 77-20. The bill now moves to the House for

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss (HEAL) Act  on September 18th, sending it to the...

On September 18th, the U.S. Senate passed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 2483)  by unanimous...

Addiction Policy Forum led the national endorsement letter with over 100 national, state, and local organizations in support of reauthorizing the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Justice Grant Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2540)  to extend the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Grant Program (COSSUP). COSSUP provides financial and technical assistance to state and local governments to  implement tailored evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) prevent

On July 22nd, Congressmen Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) reintroduced the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025...

This week, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Justice Grant...

On July 11, 2025, the House Appropriations Committee released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill, which includes funding levels for key federal programs addressing substance use and the opioid epidemic. The proposal reflects continued bipartisan support for community-based prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts, with modest increases to select programs. CARA and COSSUP Programs The bill increases funding f

President Donald Trump today signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act into law in July 2025, permanently classifying illicit, fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act (S. 331) , which permanently places...

On June 4th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 2483) ....

On May 30, 2025, the White House released the  budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, calling for $32 billion in cuts to the...

Addiction Policy Forum joined over 595 national, state, and local organizations in support of continued funding of the Second Chance Act in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.  The Second Chance Act provides communities with resources to reduce recidivism and provide critical reentry resources like housing, employment, behavioral health treatment, and other essential services.  Over 1,350 grants have been administered to

Yesterday, a group of lawmakers introduced the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 ( H.R.3552 / S.1843 ) to continue critical...

The Addiction Policy Forum and 100 national, state, and local organizations from across the country sent a letter to the U.S. House of...

Addiction Policy Forum joined over 130 national and state organizations  in support of the Reentry Act of 2025 (H.R. 2586) , which was...

Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., has officially taken office as the 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) following his nomination by President Trump in November and Senate confirmation in March. As Director, Dr. Bhattacharya will lead the nation’s top medical research agency and align its work with the Administration’s Make America Healthy Again Commission. He succeeds Dr. Matthew J. Memoli, who has served as Acting Director since January. “Under D

Addiction Policy Forum invites national, state, and local organizations to sign on to a letter expressing support for the SUPPORT for...

The Addiction Policy Forum has joined the national sign-on letter in support of continued funding of the Second Chance Act in the Fiscal...

The U.S. Senate passed the Halt Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act (S. 331), which permanently schedules fentanyl-related...

The Addiction Policy Forum and over 100 national, state, and local organizations from across the country sent a letter to the U.S. Senate...