Support the Residential Recovery for Seniors Act to expand Medicare coverage for residential and inpatient treatment for opioid use disorder among older Americans.

David G. Valadao · California · Republican

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 90%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

I’m proud to join my colleagues in reintroducing this bipartisan bill to expand access to lifesaving treatment and better support seniors struggling with substance use disorder.

Valadao committed to supporting and reintroducing bipartisan legislation expanding Medicare access to residential and inpatient substance use disorder treatment for seniors.

Congressman Valadao Works to Lower Substance Use Disorder Rates Among Older Americans | U.S. Congressman David Valadao
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Evidence

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Ms. Underwood (for herself, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Bost) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo’s official bill record shows Valadao was included among the members introducing H.R. 9538, the Residential Recovery for Seniors Act, and that the bill was referred to committee rather than enacted as of the listed action.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 9538 (IH) - Residential Recovery for Seniors Act - BILLS-119hr9538ih | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Carol Miller (WV-01), and Paul Tonko (NY-20) to reintroduce the Residential Recovery for Seniors Act. This bipartisan bill would help lower the rate of drug overdoses among older adults by authorizing residential and in-patient treatment of opioid-use disorder under Medicare.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Valadao’s official House press release states that he joined the bill’s reintroduction and describes the Medicare residential and inpatient opioid-use-disorder treatment coverage expansion targeted by the commitment.

delivered same_term A for effort

Congressman Valadao Works to Lower Substance Use Disorder Rates Among Older Americans | U.S. Congressman David Valadao
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-09-23 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment was to join colleagues in reintroducing/supporting the Residential Recovery for Seniors Act. Verified passages show Valadao joined the reintroduction and was listed among the members introducing H.R. 9538. There is no verified evidence of enactment, but this occurrence is fulfilled as a support/reintroduction commitment, not an enactment promise.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%