118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4272 — Stop Fentanyl Now Act of 2023

“To provide public awareness and outreach regarding the dangers of fentanyl, to expand the grants authorized under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, to expand treatment and recovery services for people with opioid addictions, and to increase and to provide enhanced penalties for certain offenses involving counterfeit pills.”

Crime and law enforcement

Introduced Jun 22, 2023

Last action Jun 23, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jun 22, 2023

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Referred

Jun 23, 2023

E&C · Judiciary

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes several programs and requirements to address the use of fentanyl and related substances. For example, the bill expands the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program in the Department of Justice (DOJ) to include training and resources for teachers on how to carry and administer opioid overdose reversal drugs (e.g., naloxone). DOJ must also increase resources and establish an interagency task force for law enforcement agencies to combat the trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl-related, and fentanyl-laced substances. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must develop a national strategy to prevent the use of these substances, award grants to state and loc...

Provisions · 9 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 4 actions

Jun 23, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jun 22, 2023

Introduced in House

Jun 22, 2023

Referred 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.

Jun 22, 2023