118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1235Bruce's Law

A bill to establish an awareness campaign related to the lethality of fentanyl and fentanyl-contaminated drugs, to establish a Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal Drugs, and to provide community based coalition enhancement grants to mitigate the effects of drug misuse.

Health
Introduced Apr 20, 2023
Last action Apr 20, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill reauthorizes certain grants through FY2027 and sets out other activities to address the dangers of fentanyl-related drug overdoses, with a particular focus on fentanyl contamination. Specifically, the bill (1) reauthorizes grants that are available through the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for community-based coalitions to address local drug crises, and (2) authorizes new grants for coalitions to implement education and prevention strategies in communities that face significant levels of drug overdoses related to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. The ONDCP may delegate authority to execute the new grants to the Centers for Disease Control and Preve...

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.