STOP Fentanyl Overdoses Act of 2023
Latest action · May 19, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Support, Treatment, and Overdose Prevention of Fentanyl Overdoses Act of 2023 or the STOP Fentanyl Overdoses Act of 2023
This bill addresses data collection, treatment, harm reduction, and other issues related to substance misuse and addiction. It particularly focuses on opioids, fentanyl, and related substances.
Specifically, the bill expands surveillance of fentanyl and related substances. This includes requiring a study on how to track overdoses by type of drug (including fentanyl) and awarding grants to states for collecting data about fentanyl-involved overdoses. The bill also provides for (1) training on detecting and handling fentanyl for law enforcement, and (2) grants for forensic laboratories to facilitate surveillance of controlled substances seized by law enforcement.
Additionally, the bill establishes and modifies requirements to increase access to treatment and prevention services. For example, the Bureau of Prisons must make certain services, including medication-assisted treatments, available to individuals in its custody. The bill also establishes grants and requires other efforts to expand access to medications that temporarily reverse opioid overdoses (e.g., naloxone) and related harm reduction activities.
Furthermore, the bill extends, subject to some conditions, liability protections for those who administer aid in an emergency (commonly known as Good Samaritan laws) to individuals who administer opioid overdose reversal drugs and to individuals who seek medical attention for themselves or on behalf of another for a drug overdose.
The bill also requires multiple reports, including a report by the Department of State on foreign sources of certain drugs.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2023 to Sep 9, 2024; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 25, 2023 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | May 31, 2023 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Jun 27, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Mar 8, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Apr 26, 2024 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 29, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Sep 9, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 16, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2023 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 16, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 16, 2023Introduced in House
- May 16, 2023Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2581, H2584 | Ann M. Kuster D-NH, Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE | May 24, 2023 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 82, May 16, 2023, page H2378.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4005 | Naloxone Affordability Act of 2023 | Related bill | Jun 16, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- STOP Fentanyl Overdoses Act of 2023
- Support, Treatment, and Overdoses Prevention of Fentanyl Overdoses Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Customs enforcement
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Federal preemption
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Research administration and funding
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Smuggling and trafficking
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
