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H.R. 8203House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Workforce Recovery and Resilience Act

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide to States and local areas information on the best practices for addressing the effects that substance use disorder has on the workforce, and to provide local areas with grants to provide training activities related to the treatment and prevention of substance use disorder.

Sponsored by Ryan MackenzieRep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)
Introduced April 6, 2026

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The Workforce Recovery and Resilience Act amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to help states and local communities deal with the impact of substance use disorders on the labor market. It requires the federal government to share up‑to‑date best‑practice information and creates a new grant program that funds training and employment services focused on preventing and treating substance use disorders. The changes affect state and local workforce agencies, grant‑receiving entities, and individuals who are out of work or in health‑care roles related to substance‑use treatment.

Key Provisions

  • The Secretary must annually evaluate and share evidence‑based practices for addressing the economic and workforce effects of high rates of substance use disorders, including how to apply for related funding.
  • A new category of national dislocated‑worker grants is added to fund entities that provide employment and training activities for substance‑use disorder prevention, treatment, mental‑health care, and pain management in areas with high demand.
  • Eligibility for these grants is expanded to individuals who are dislocated workers, long‑term unemployed, unemployed or underemployed because of widespread substance use, or employed/seeking employment in health‑care professions that address substance‑use disorders.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

April 6, 2026

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April 6, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

April 6, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 6, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8203

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 6, 2026

Mr. Mackenzie (for himself and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

A BILL

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide to States and local areas information on the best practices for addressing the effects that substance use disorder has on the workforce, and to provide local areas with grants to provide training activities related to the treatment and prevention of substance use disorder.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Workforce Recovery and Resilience Act .

2.

Technical assistance

Section 168 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3223) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(d)

Communities impacted by substance use disorders

The Secretary shall, as part of the activities described in subsection (c)(2), evaluate and disseminate to States and local areas information regarding evidence-based and promising practices for addressing the economic and workforce impacts associated with high rates of substance use disorders, which information shall—

(1)

be updated annually to reflect the most recent and available research; and

(2)

include information—

(A)

shared by States and local areas regarding effective practices for addressing such impacts; and

(B)

on how to apply for any funding that may be available under section 170(b)(1)(E).

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3.

National dislocated worker grants

Section 170 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)(1)—

(A)

in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end;

(B)

in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and

(C)

by adding at the end the following:

(E)

to an entity described in subsection (c)(1)(B) to provide employment and training activities related to the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders, including addiction treatment, mental health treatment, and pain management, in an area that, as a result of widespread substance use, addiction, and overdoses, has higher-than-average demand for such activities that exceeds the availability of State and local resources to provide such activities.

; and

(2)

in subsection (c)(2)—

(A)

in subparagraph (A)—

(B)

by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and

(C)

by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:

(C)

Substance use related grants

In order to be eligible to receive employment and training assistance under a national dislocated worker grant awarded pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(E), an individual shall be—

(i)

a dislocated worker;

(ii)

a long-term unemployed individual;

(iii)

an individual who is unemployed or significantly underemployed as a result of widespread substance use in the area; or

(iv)

an individual who is employed or seeking employment in a health care profession involved in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders, including such professions that provide addiction treatment, mental health treatment, or pain management.

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