Increase the number of healthcare providers who are authorized to prescribe medication for substance use disorders.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act?
The bill S. 1036 remains in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions as of March 12, 2025. The committee members must hold a vote to move the bill forward, but most bills fail because committees do not take action. This proposal has seen no progress since it was introduced, and similar efforts from the 2023 session expired without a vote.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act (S. 1036 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 3145 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 3145 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
John Cornyn (R-TX)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.