United StatesFederal crime-control law would include programs buying fentanyl testing kits
Programs buying fentanyl testing kits and medicines that reverse opioid overdoses would be included in a federal crime-control law.
What it does
The proposal would list programs that buy two kinds of supplies in federal crime-control law: fentanyl testing kits and medicines that reverse opioid overdoses.
Argument forPrograms could use these supplies to help people detect fentanyl and reverse opioid overdoses.
Argument againstIf budgets stay the same, programs buying these supplies could have less money for other services.
More detail
Federal crime-control law would include programs that buy fentanyl testing kits and opioid overdose reversal medicines. The wording would appear in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 1Introduced in HouseLatest
- Oct 1Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Introduced
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