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2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2796/text/enr#H30EBB29FB80F47FDBEC8193D95D53DD9:~:text=2.%20Eligibility%20of%20rural%20community%20response%20pilot"}},{"text":"Directs the pilot program to make grants to rural areas, jointly operated by units of local government in collaboration with public safety and public health agencies or public safety, public health and behavioral health collaborations.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2796/text/enr#H30EBB29FB80F47FDBEC8193D95D53DD9:~:text=2.%20Eligibility%20of%20rural%20community%20response%20pilot"}},{"text":"Requires each community response program to identify gaps in community prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals who encounter the criminal justice system and to establish treatment protocols to address the shortcomings identified.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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connections to other programs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2796/text/enr#H30EBB29FB80F47FDBEC8193D95D53DD9:~:text=2.%20Eligibility%20of%20rural%20community%20response%20pilot"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2796/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2796","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2796/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-2796.png","v":"f508d9c7f8a8","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 2796, 117th Congress: Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act. House: 408 Yea, 11 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 20 Dec 2022."}}