To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 10, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2025
- Passed HouseJun 9, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Coast Guard to provide access to naloxone (a medication to reverse opioid overdoses) at its facilities, track distribution of the medication, and monitor the illegal use of of controlled substances.
The bill directs the Coast Guard to update its policy regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdoses to require naloxone or a similar medication to be made available to members on all Coast Guard installations and in each operational environment.
Further, the Coast Guard must participate in the Department of Defense (DOD) tracking system for naloxone distribution and the illegal use of fentanyl and other controlled substances. (The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 directed DOD to establish the tracking system.) The bill requires the Coast Guard to finalize a memorandum of understanding with DOD to facilitate Coast Guard access to the tracking system.
The bill also specifies that laws that prohibit manufacturing or distributing controlled substances on vessels apply when controlled substances are intentionally or knowingly placed or caused to be placed on board a vessel (e.g., without the crew's knowledge or on board an unmanned vessel).
Further, the bill requires the Coast Guard to brief Congress within two years after the bill's enactment about the use of opioids and overdose medication at Coast Guard facilities by members and personnel. The briefing must describe the Coast Guard's progress in implementing its updated policy, the prevalence and incidence of the illegal use of controlled substances, and its processes to mitigate substance abuse.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Craig A. Goldman | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Apr 2, 2025 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2025Discharged Apr 2, 2025Markup Apr 2, 2025Reported Jun 6, 2025 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Mar 27, 2025 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 10, 2025 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 9, 2025Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 9, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2547-2548)
- Jun 9, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2351.
- Jun 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2547-2548)
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 H2547, H2548Text printed H2547 | Addison P. McDowell R-NC, Mike Ezell R-MS, Salud O. Carbajal D-CA | Jun 9, 2025 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 29, 2025H.R. 2351, a bill to direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 2, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 55, March 26, 2025, page H1302.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1071 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Related bill | Dec 18, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes.
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2025Referred in Senate
- Jun 9, 2025Engrossed in House
- Jun 6, 2025Reported in House
- Mar 26, 2025Introduced 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.
