United StatesCreates White House initiative to coordinate national addiction recovery
It aims to coordinate federal efforts to expand addiction treatment, prevention, and recovery supports that could affect access to care and public health.
What it does
Creates the White House Great American Recovery Initiative co-chaired by HHS Secretary and the Senior Advisor for Addiction Recovery.
Establishes an Executive Director to run day-to-day operations and report to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.
Directs the Initiative to recommend coordinated federal actions, increase awareness and treatment, advise agency program integration, and consult external partners.
Authorizes public hearings, expert input, and consultation with states, tribes, localities, community and faith groups, and the private sector.
Specifies that implementation is subject to law and available appropriations and that the order does not create enforceable rights.
Argument forCentralizing federal leadership could reduce fragmentation and better align programs to help more people get treatment.
Argument againstThe order creates a coordinating body but does not fund new programs; impact may be limited without appropriations.
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Where it stands
- Signed
- Published
History
- 2026
- Feb 3Published in the Federal RegisterPublished
- Jan 29Signed by President Donald TrumpSigned
HealthcareMental HealthGovernment & Ethics