Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced two pieces of legislation to help expand access to treatment for substance use disorders: the Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act and the bipartisan Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion (CARE) Act.
Introduce legislation to help expand access to treatment for substance use disorders.
Occurrences
Evidence
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GovInfo bill text shows Mr. Foster introduced H.R. 9675 on July 14, 2026, to create state grants expanding clinically appropriate opioid treatment access.
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GovInfo bill text shows Mr. Foster introduced H.R. 9676 on July 14, 2026, requiring a GAO report on opioid-use-disorder treatment capacity, availability, and need.
Assessments
Foster fulfilled the specific promise to introduce legislation by introducing H.R. 9675 on July 14, 2026, which would create state grants to expand clinically appropriate opioid treatment access. H.R. 9676 the same day further supports action on opioid-use-disorder treatment capacity. Because the promised action was introduction of legislation, passage was not required for delivery.