WORK to Save Lives Act

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483), all provisions related to the continued bolstered funding for substance use disorder treatment and recovery. Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act (S.3402), all provisions relating to certified community behavioral health clinics. COMPLETE Care Act (S. 931/H.R. 2509), all provisions related to providing incentives for behavioral health integration. STAR Plus Scholarship Act (H.R. 3655), all provisions related to creating a scholarship program for students pursuing a degree to provide substance use disorder treatment, mental health and behavioral health services. PEER Support Act (H.R. 2741/S. 1329), all provisions related to background screenings for peer specialists, creating a statutory definition in the Medicare program for peer specialists, and establishing the Office of Recovery. EARLY Minds Act (S. 779/H.R. 1735), all provisions related to allowing states to allocate up to five percent of their Mental Health Block Grant funding for prevention and early intervention activities. WORK to Save Lives Act (H.R. 7479/S. 3812), all provisions related to requiring guidance for maintenance and training on opioid reversal medications in the workplace. Building Capacity for Care Act (H.R. 2223), all provisions related to creating grants, loans, and loan guarantees to fund the construction, renovation, or purchase of behavioral health facilities that provide short-term inpatient care, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient care, and/or crisis stabilization. Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act (H.R. 1649), all provisions related to improving mental health services for students. PEER Mental Health Act (H.R. 1448), all provisions related to awarding grants to train teachers, school personnel, parents/caregivers and students in mental health first aid. Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 957), all provisions related to imposing civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements. Telehealth Access for Tribal Communities Act of 2025 (H.R. 2639), all provisions related to providing access to healthcare services through audio-only telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries in tribal communities. Treatment and Homelessness Housing Integration Act of 2024 (H.R. 577), all provisions related to establishing a five-year demonstration program to refer qualified participants within the Continuum of Care Program to the nearest Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025(H.R. 136), all provisions relating to requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on the deaths of covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. Farmers First Act (H.R. 4400/S. 2282), all provisions related to grant recipients under the bill establishing referral relationships with Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 5557), all provisions related to bringing mental health services to students in public schools across the country and provide federal funding for school-based mental health programs to address the nations youth mental health crisis. Campus Prevention and Recovery Services Act (Not yet introduced), all provisions related to revising the illicit drug and alcohol abuse prevention program, including by expanding the program to include efforts to prevent substance misuse on campuses Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act (H.R. 5733), all provisions related to awarding award grants to eligible entities to implement community mental wellness worker training grants. PEERS Act (H.R. 6841/S. 3521), all provisions related to permitting reimbursement of peer support services under Medicare in different community-based settings. LEAP Act (H.R. 6574), all provisions relating to equal treatment for loan eligibility among graduate degree programs. Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 (S. 1056), all provisions relating to expanding access to mental health and substance abuse services for rural patients, particularly for individuals in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries. Written Informed Consent Act (H.R. 4837/S. 3314), all provisions relating to providing written consent to VA patients when prescribing certain drugs. No Red Tape for Addiction Treatment Act (S.3522), all provisions relating to requiring state Medicaid programs to cover at least one formulation of each FDA-approved medication for opioid use disorder without prior authorization when medically appropriate. Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act (S. 4202/H.R. 8081), all provisions relating to increasing Medicare reimbursement for behavioral health providers. STOP Suicide Act (H.R.8124), all provisions relating to creating a grant program at SAMHSA to expand the use of evidence-based models for stabilizing individuals with serious thoughts of suicide

Client expense: $150,555 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal policy relating to substance use prevention and treatment, including: Reentry Act (H.R. 2586 / draft Senate bill); Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 1720 / H.R. 1510); PEER Support Act (S. 1329 / H.R. 2741); No Red Tape For Addiction Treatment Act (S. 3522); WORK To Save Lives Act (S. 3812 / H.R. 7479). H.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy. FY2027 Labor HHS Appropriations bill (no bill), provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal policy relating to substance use prevention and treatment, including: Reentry Act (H.R. 2586 / draft Senate bill); Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 1720 / H.R. 1510); PEER Support Act (S. 1329 / H.R. 2741); No Red Tape For Addiction Treatment Act (S. 3522); WORK To Save Lives Act (S. 3812 / H.R. 7479). H.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy. FY2027 Labor HHS Appropriations bill (no bill), provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE