Caucus Background:
The Congressional Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery (ATR) Caucus is a group of Members dedicated to advancing bipartisan solutions to the country’s multifaceted addiction crisis. The Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus is the first and longest running Congressional Caucus that recognizes addiction as a disease. This year (2025) marks 21 years since the inception of this Caucus, where Members come together in bipartisan fashion to address the stigma of addiction and work together to save lives.
At a time when the United States is facing an overdose crisis, coupled by a nation-wide shortage of healthcare professionals, the ATR Caucus will serve as a forum for bipartisan action to support communities across the United States and drive commonsense solutions to the problems underpinning the crisis. The ATR Caucus has long been dedicated to education and to raising awareness among lawmakers about addiction with a strong focus on increasing support for expanding access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services.
The ATR Caucus is made up of more than 80 Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle.
Representatives Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Dave Joyce (OH-14) serve as Co-chairs, and Madeleine Dean (PA-4) and Jen Kiggans (VA-02) serve as Vice Co-Chairs.