119-hr5573

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5573 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5573

 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 authorize grant programs to combat fentanyl poisonings.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 26, 2025

 Mr. Evans of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Gray, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Crank, 
 Mr. Rose, and Mr. Guest) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 authorize grant programs to combat fentanyl poisonings.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Combatting Fentanyl Poisonings Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAMS TO COMBAT FENTANYL POISONINGS.

    (a) Grant Programs Authorized.--Subpart 1 of part E of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 
et seq.) is amended--

    (1) by redesignating 

section 509 as 

section 510; and

    (2) by inserting after 

section 508 the following:

``

SEC. 509. GRANT PROGRAMS TO COMBAT FENTANYL POISONINGS.

 ``

    (a) Grants To Prevent the Sale of Controlled Substances on Social 
Media Platforms.--
 ``

    (1) Authorization.--The Attorney General, acting through 
 the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and in 
 consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
 is authorized to award grants to State and local law 
 enforcement agencies to assist such agencies in planning, 
 designing, establishing, or operating locally based, proactive 
 programs to combat the unlawful sale, marketing, or 
 distribution of controlled substances (as such term is defined 
 in 

section 102 of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) 
 using social media platforms, including programs that--
 ``
        (A) prioritize the arrest of individuals who use 
 social media platforms to unlawfully sell, market, or 
 distribute controlled substances; and
 ``
        (B) provide education and training, including 
 online training resources, to school personnel, 
 clinicians, and the public in order to--
 ``
            (i) educate such persons on the dangers 
 of ingesting controlled substances purchased 
 using a social media platform, especially the 
 risk of fentanyl poisoning from a counterfeit 
 substance (as such term is defined in 

section 102 of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 
 802)); and
 ``
            (ii) educate parents or personnel who are 
 charged with the well-being and safety of 
 children on commonly used methods of 
 communication between online drug dealers and 
 potential victims.
 ``

    (2) Application.--The head of a State or local law 
 enforcement agency seeking a grant under this section shall 
 submit to the Attorney General an application, at such time, in 
 such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney 
 General may reasonably require.
 ``

    (b) Grants To Increase Public Awareness About the Dangers of 
Fentanyl.--
 ``

    (1) Authorization.--The Attorney General, acting through 
 the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and in 
 consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
 is authorized to award grants to non-profit organizations to 
 assist such organizations in designing, establishing, and 
 operating public education and awareness campaigns that teach 
 individuals about the dangers of fentanyl.
 ``

    (2) Uses of funds.--Grants awarded under this section may 
 be used for the following purposes:
 ``
        (A) Providing transportation for parents or 
 immediate family members of individuals who died from 
 fentanyl poisoning to speak at public events or 
 awareness campaigns.
 ``
        (B) Creating, producing, and disseminating 
 educational materials related to the dangers of 
 fentanyl, such as documentaries, pamphlets, books, and 
 infographics.
 ``
            (C) Providing counseling or mentorship services 
 to individuals who have had a friend or a family member 
 die from fentanyl poisoning.
 ``
            (D) Providing naloxone or overdose reversal 
 education and training services to parents and school 
 employees.
 ``

    (3) Limitation on uses of funds.--Grants awarded under 
 this section may not be used to purchase harm reduction 
 services or supplies, such as substance abuse test kits, sharps 
 or medication disposal kits, medication lockboxes, supplies to 
 promote sterile injection (including syringes and drug 
 paraphernalia), safer smoking kits (including pipes, pipettes, 
 and drug paraphernalia), and written educational materials on 
 safer injection practices, except that such funds may be used 
 to purchase naloxone, naloxone administration supplies, or 
 naloxone administration training.
 ``

    (4) Maximum amount.--The maximum amount of a grant under 
 this subsection is $50,000.
 ``

    (5) === Definition. ===
-In this subsection, the term `nonprofit 
 organization' means an organization that is described in 
 

section 501
            (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is 
 exempt from taxation under 

section 501

    (a) of such Code.
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            (c) Grants To Protect Law Enforcement Officers From Fentanyl 
Exposure.--
 ``

    (1) Authorization.--The Attorney General, acting through 
 the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and in 
 consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
 is authorized to award grants to State and local law 
 enforcement agencies to assist such agencies in equipping and 
 preparing law enforcement officers at risk of fentanyl exposure 
 on duty.
 ``

    (2) Uses of funds.--Grants awarded under this section may 
 be used for the following purposes:
 ``
        (A) Procuring and distributing equipment for 
 fentanyl testing, fentanyl detection, and overdose 
 reversal, including--
 ``
            (i) fentanyl test strips;
 ``
            (ii) field-portable ion mobility 
 spectrometers;
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            (iii) naloxone; and
 ``
            (iv) naloxone administration supplies; 
 and
 ``
        (B) Providing training to officers on the use of 
 equipment for fentanyl testing, fentanyl detection, and 
 overdose reversal.''.

    (b) Reserved Funds.--

Section 506

    (a) of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10157

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking the period at the end and 
 inserting a semicolon; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (3) $10,000,000 for grants under 

section 509

    (a) ;
 ``

    (4) $3,000,000 for grants under 

section 509

    (b) ; and
 ``

    (5) $2,000,000 for grants under 

section 509
            (c) .''.
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