Shelters must offer addiction treatment to residents.
H.R. 10487 — Recovery First Housing Act · Filed by Tim Burchett (R-TN) · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill requires shelters that get public money to offer addiction treatment. Shelters can provide treatment or arrange it with a provider. Treatment can range from detox to clinic care. Shelters must offer treatment at check-in, but people do not have to accept it.
Who it affects
People without homes who struggle with addiction gain access to treatment. Shelter staff must set up or pay for treatment services. The bill does not apply to unaccompanied minors.
One thing to notice
Shelters may struggle to find and pay for treatment providers in rural areas. The bill does not define who counts as having addiction.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 17, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- detox — A doctor watches over a person as their body stops using drugs or alcohol.
- clinic care — Medical help a person gets without staying overnight at a hospital.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,608 characters) on Sep 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,985 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-25.
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