CAREER Act of 2025

The CAREER Act of 2025 would reauthorize and expand federal programs that help individuals recovering from substance use disorders rejoin the workforce. The bill specifically extends two existing programs: the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Treatment, Recovery and Workforce Support Grant Program and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Recovery Housing Program. These programs provide funding for stable transitional housing and employment support services for people in states most affected by substance abuse. The bill would increase annual grant funding from $5 million to $12 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and updates the criteria for selecting grant recipients to use more recent data on drug overdose deaths, unemployment rates, and labor force participation from 2018-2022. If enacted, the bill would provide more resources to help individuals with addiction histories obtain housing stability and employment support as they work toward recovery.