Congress·In Committee·H.R. 2741

PEER Support Act

Mental Health: Support for Peer Recovery Workers

Apr 8, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 15 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Energy and Commerce and Education and Workforce committees. It has not seen any action since April 2025, which means it has been stalled for 15 months. The bill must be reviewed by these committees before it can move forward, but no further steps have been scheduled.

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Unlikely to pass

The bill currently only has Democratic sponsors and must pass through multiple committees before it can be voted on by the full House.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 7212 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 7212 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill supports people who use their own personal experiences with mental health or drug use to help others. These workers are known as peer support specialists. They use what they learned in their own lives to guide others through the recovery process.
The government would create an official job category for these specialists by 2026. This helps the government track how many people are doing this work. It also makes it easier for these workers to get professional respect and better pay.
A new Office of Recovery would be started within the federal government. This office would be led by someone who has lived through recovery. It would focus on training workers and helping states find the best ways to support people in need.
The bill asks for a study on how criminal background checks affect these workers. Many people in recovery have past legal issues because of their struggles. The goal is to find ways to let them work without being blocked by old mistakes.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Apr 8, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

PEER Support Act

Bill NumberHR 2741

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.