[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.
``(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;
``(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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