Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7019 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7019 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent certain alcohol and substance misuse. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2026 Ms. Leger Fernandez (for herself, Mrs. McBath, and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent certain alcohol and substance misuse. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION. Section 120 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011i) is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by striking ``drug and alcohol abuse prevention'' and inserting ``alcohol and substance misuse''; (2) in subsection (a)-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``a program to prevent the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students and employees that,'' and inserting ``an evidence-based or evidence-informed program to prevent alcohol and substance misuse by students and employees that,''; (B) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol'' and inserting ``alcohol and substance misuse''; (C) by amending paragraph (1)(D) to read as follows: ``(D) a description of any alcohol or substance misuse counseling, treatment, rehabilitation, recovery, reentry, or recovery support programs provided by the institution (including in partnership with a community- based organization) that are available to employees or students; and''; (D) in p