S3521-119

In Committee

PEERS Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Dec 17, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2. It relies on appropriations, compliance mandates, and product standards. The main policy areas are Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2.

Policy Domains

Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 17, 2025

Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the …

Dec 17, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Dec 17, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"peer support services" §peer_support_services

Emotional, informational, instrumental, and social and community support services furnished by a peer support specialist to an individual diagnosed with a mental health condition or substance use disorder, designed to assist in achieving recovery, community integration, self-empowerment, and self-determination

"peer support specialist" §peer_support_specialist

An individual who is recovering from a mental health or substance use condition and is certified as qualified to furnish peer support services under a state certification process consistent with the National Practice Guidelines for Peer Supporters and SAMHSA Core Competencies for Peer Workers

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