Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025

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Mr. DUNN of Florida. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act.

This bill is a critical piece of legislation that will help bolster prevention, treatment, and recovery for millions of Americans suffering from substance abuse disorders.

Thanks to the investments from the original SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act in 2018 and the efforts of the Trump administration, we are finally starting to see a decrease in the overdose death rate.

Florida is a shining example of this progress. In Florida, pilot programs have taken innovative steps, such as using long-acting injectables to help fight opioid addiction. I am encouraged by the number, and I also thoroughly believe that Congress needs to continue the program to make this response possible.

One SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 program I am especially excited for is the first responder training program, which helps ensure that first responders are prepared and trained to administer Narcan.

I also strongly believe in the residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women. This program is vital to help new moms obtain treatment for substance abuse disorders.

Programs in this bill can change the lives of those who are suffering from substance abuse disorders when they have nowhere else to turn.

For these reasons, I stand in strong support of H.R. 2483. I look forward to voting in favor of this bill, and I encourage my colleagues to do the same.

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