119-s1461

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 1461 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1461

 To reauthorize the recovery housing program, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 10, 2025

Mr. Coons (for himself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
 and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To reauthorize the recovery housing program, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Secure Housing for Opioid 
Recovery and Enduring Stability Act of 2025'' or the ``Safe SHORES Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO HELP INDIVIDUALS IN 
 RECOVERY FROM A SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER BECOME STABLY 
 HOUSED.

 

Section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 
U.S.C. 5301 note; Public Law 115-271) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) by inserting ``, but not less than 
 $50,000,000,'' after ``necessary''; and
        (B) by striking ``2019 through 2023'' and inserting 
 ``2026 through 2030'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``date of 
 enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``date of 
 enactment of the Safe and Secure Housing for Opioid 
 Recovery and Enduring Stability Act of 2025''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2)
        (B)
            (i) --
            (i) in subclause
            (I) , by striking 
 ``calendar years 2013 through 2017'' and 
 inserting ``the 5 most recent calendar years'';
            (ii) in subclause
            (II) , by striking 
 ``calendar years 2013 through 2017'' and 
 inserting ``the 5 most recent calendar years''; 
 and
            (iii) in subclause
            (III) , by inserting 
 ``for the 5 most recent calendar years'' before 
 the period at the end;

    (3) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) by striking ``at least 30 percent of such funds 
 within one year'' and inserting ``all such amounts 
 within 5 years''; and
        (B) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (4) Furniture costs.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Any State that receives amounts 
 pursuant to this section may use such funds to purchase 
 furniture for the temporary housing described in 
 subsection

    (a) .
 ``
        (B) Limitation.--A State may use not more than 1 
 percent of amounts awarded pursuant to this section to 
 purchase furniture under subparagraph
        (A) .'';

    (4) in subsection

    (f) , by striking ``date of enactment of 
 this Act'' and inserting ``date of enactment of the Safe and 
 Secure Housing for Opioid Recovery and Enduring Stability Act 
 of 2025''; and

    (5) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (h) Database.--The Secretary shall monitor grants made under this 
section through the Integrated Disbursement and Information System 
database of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
 ``
            (i) Best Practices.--Each State that receives amounts pursuant to 
this section is encouraged to--
 ``

    (1) provide technical assistance to grantees to meet 
 proposed project timelines in accordance with State and local 
 administrative and zoning requirements to produce housing 
 acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction projects in the 
 most efficient manner;
 ``

    (2) prioritize the distribution of funds to facilities 
 that are implementing workforce development and financial 
 literacy training for residents of the facility;
 ``

    (3) prioritize the distribution of funds to facilities 
 that follow up with former residents to ensure those residents 
 are on the proper path to recovery;
 ``

    (4) prioritize the distribution of funds to organizations 
 that meet the State standards of facility accreditation; and
 ``

    (5) prioritize the distribution of funds to organizations 
 that can leverage additional funding through private or public 
 awards.
 ``

    (j) Reporting.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of the Safe and Secure Housing for Opioid Recovery and Enduring 
Stability Act of 2025, and every year thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress and make publicly available a report on the program 
carried out under this section, which shall include--
 ``

    (1) a summary of the use of funds, including new housing 
 acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction projects, 
 resulting from funds awarded in the most recent fiscal year;
 ``

    (2) relevant updates on projects who received awarded 
 funds during prior fiscal years;
 ``

    (3) statistics on the number of residents serviced by 
 State facilities per year, including statistics on total 
 residents housed by facility per year, average duration of 
 individual stays, demographic information on residents, the 
 substance abuse conditions of the residents, and the rate in 
 which residents graduate out of the program into permanent 
 housing;
 ``

    (4) a description of strategies that projects under the 
 program are implementing to produce the best outcomes in 
 recovery housing acquisition and resident graduation; and
 ``

    (5) an interagency strategy of how the Department of 
 Housing and Urban Development can work with the Department of 
 Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture to 
 promote the effective construction and expansion of recovery 
 housing.''.
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