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H.R.8916

CHIERS Act of 2026 Connections to Health Infrastructure and Emergency Recovery Services Act of 2026

Introduced·5/20/26

CHIERS Act of 2026 provides grants to improve transportation access for substance use disorder treatment.

The CHIERS Act of 2026 directs the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Housing and Urban Development to award grants to eligible entities. These grants aim to improve access to, develop, or expand services that provide transportation to or from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services. The act defines "covered individual" as someone with a substance use disorder who is experiencing homelessness, resides in a low-income community, or in a community where transportation is a barrier to health care access.

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Energy And Commerce Committee
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History

May 20

House

Introduced in House

May 20

House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.