Recognizing the month of September 2025 as "National Recovery Month" in Pennsylvania.
Summary
House Resolution 290 recognizes September 2025 as "National Recovery Month" in Pennsylvania. The resolution is a ceremonial measure that expresses support for people in recovery from substance use disorders and encourages Pennsylvanians to acknowledge recovery efforts, offer encouragement, and connect individuals with resources that can help sustain long-term recovery.
The resolution cites the scale of overdose deaths in Pennsylvania, the challenges faced by people in recovery, and the importance of treatment, prevention, peer support, faith-based programs, and 12-step recovery supports. It also references the Commonwealth’s existing recovery house licensing framework established under Act 59 of 2017 and notes that Pennsylvania has approximately 400 licensed recovery houses serving people in recovery.
Impact
HR290 does not amend the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes or create new regulatory requirements. Its legal effect is limited to a formal legislative recognition of September 2025 as National Recovery Month and a call for public awareness and support for recovery-related services and individuals. The resolution reinforces existing state policy priorities around substance use disorder prevention, treatment, recovery supports, and licensed recovery housing.
Sentiment
The overall sentiment around the resolution is strongly supportive and noncontroversial. The bill advanced unanimously out of the House Human Services Committee and then passed the House floor by a wide margin, indicating broad bipartisan agreement with the resolution’s public-health message and its recognition of recovery efforts in Pennsylvania.
Contention
There is little evident contention in the available record, likely because the measure is a symbolic resolution rather than a substantive policy change. Any underlying policy concerns are only indirectly referenced, such as the ongoing overdose crisis, access to quality treatment, and the role of recovery houses and peer-based supports. The vote history suggests no organized opposition to the resolution itself.
Health: substance use disorder prevention; competitive grant program to provide grants for recovery community organizations; modify. Amends sec. 273b of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1273b).