To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to jointly award grants for the purposes of improving access to, developing, or expanding services that provide an individual with transportation to or from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8916 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8916 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to jointly award grants for the purposes of improving access to, developing, or expanding services that provide an individual with transportation to or from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2026 Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mr. Valadao, and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to jointly award grants for the purposes of improving access to, developing, or expanding services that provide an individual with transportation to or from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services. 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 ``Connections to Health Infrastructure and Emergency Recovery Services Act of 2026'' or the ``CHIERS Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR TRANSPORTATION TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly award grants to eligible entities for the purposes of improving access to, developing, or expanding services that provide a covered individua