HR9796-118

Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to jointly award grants for the purposes of improving access to, developing, or expanding services that provide an individual with transportation to or from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 25, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to jointly award grants for the purposes of improving access to, developing, or expanding services that provide an individual with transportation to or from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Transportation, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HEEE2C6EEF85346BDBF5E73619E2F09F2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connections to Health Infrastructure and Emergency Recovery Services Act of 2024 or the CHIERS Act of 2024.
  • Section HE82673FFAF144C41AF07963C925429D6: 2. Grants for transportation to substance use disorder treatment or supportive services Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to jointly award grants for the purposes of improving access to, developing, or expanding services that provide an individual with transportation to or from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Transportation, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to jointly award grants for the purposes of improving access to, developing, or expanding services that provide an individual with transportation to or from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Transportation Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies:
health care providers and patients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 25, 2024

Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Valadao) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Transportation Immigration
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
"secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered individual" §HE82673FFAF144C41AF07963C925429D6

an individual with a substance use disorder who— is experiencing homelessness

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