Increases State Opioid Response (SOR) treatment grant funding to $5.5 billion per year over the next five years and provides needed flexibility so that providers can treat patients who have non-opioid related substance use disorders
Will increase State Opioid Response treatment grant funding to $5.5 billion per year for five years and allow use for non-opioid substance use disorders.
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GovInfo records S. 4895 as introduced by Sen. Shaheen and referred to HELP; section 5 would provide $5.5 billion annually for FY2027-FY2031 and broaden SOR use for any substance use disorder diagnosis.
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The FY2026 enacted appropriations law provides $1.595 billion for section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act, the State Opioid Response grant authority, within SAMHSA substance abuse treatment funding.
Assessments
Shaheen sponsored S. 4895, the Turn the Tide Act, which closely matches the promise by proposing $5.5 billion per year for FY2027-FY2031 and broader use of State Opioid Response funds for substance use disorders beyond opioids. But as of 2026-08-25, that bill had only been introduced and referred to committee, and enacted FY2026 SOR funding remained about $1.595 billion, far below the promised level. The promised statutory funding increase and expanded flexibility have not been enacted, though her bill is a serious same-term legislative effort.