A resolution designating August 21, 2025, as "Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day".
Latest action · Aug 2, 2025 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5520; text: CR S5516)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedAug 2, 2025
- Agreed to in SenateAug 2, 2025
Summary
This resolution designates August 21, 2025, as Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid and can be up to 50 times stronger than heroin. The resolution also encourages the people of the United States to promote the prevention of fentanyl use.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 2, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Aug 2, 2025 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Aug 2, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 2, 2025Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5520: 2; text: CR S5516)
- Aug 2, 2025Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5520; text: CR S5516)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 846 | A resolution designating August 21, 2026, as "Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day". | Related bill | Aug 7, 2026 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2025Agreed to Senate
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