Federal grants help workers in opioid-hit areas get jobs and treatment
H.R. 10561 — Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery Act · Filed by Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates a new federal grant program. The Department of Labor will give money to state and local workforce boards. These boards will work with treatment providers, employers, schools, and community groups. They will offer job training, career help, treatment, and peer support. They will also connect workers to employers in areas hit hard by opioids. The bill funds this from 2027 to 2032. It provides 25 to 37.5 million dollars each year.
Who it affects
Workers in communities hit hard by the opioid crisis will get job training and treatment. State and local workforce boards, treatment providers, schools, employers, and community groups will partner to deliver these services.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say treatment must be free. It also does not set a required amount of money for peer support.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- peer support — Help from people who have gone through recovery from addiction themselves
- workforce boards — Local groups that help connect people to jobs and job training
- opioid crisis — A widespread problem of addiction and death from opioid drugs in many communities
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (15,136 characters) on Oct 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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