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Supporting the goals of Overdose Awareness Day and strengthening efforts to combat the opioid crisis in the United States.
Supporting the goals of Overdose Awareness Day and strengthening efforts to combat the opioid crisis in the United States.
Summary
This resolution recognizes Overdose Awareness Day in the United States and expresses the House's commitment to advancing bipartisan policies that address the opioid crisis. The resolution acknowledges that an estimated 80,391 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States during 2024, with over 90 percent involving illicitly manufactured fentanyl, and notes that Black and American Indian or Alaskan Native populations have higher overdose death rates. The resolution commits the House to collaborating with states, localities, businesses, nonprofits, health care providers, patients, and families to build a comprehensive system that includes overdose prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery support for opioid use disorder. As a resolution, it does not enact new laws but rather expresses the House's intent and support for these policy approaches.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA)
2 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Aug 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Aug 29, 2025 Submitted in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 29, 2025
Mrs. Trahan (for herself, Ms. Pettersen, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals of Overdose Awareness Day and strengthening efforts to combat the opioid crisis in the United States.
Whereas provisional data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate there were an estimated 80,391 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2024; Whereas over 90 percent of drug overdose opioid deaths involved illicitly manufactured fentanyl; Whereas substance use disorder and drug overdose affect all socioeconomic groups, racial and ethnic groups, geographical regions, and ages; Whereas Black and American Indian or Alaskan Native populations are more likely to die from a drug overdose than their White counterparts; Whereas substance use disorder is a chronic disease, and recognizing it as such decreases stigma and acknowledges that substance use is a health issue; Whereas overdose deaths are preventable, and countless lives can be saved through increased awareness, effective prevention strategies, timely intervention, comprehensive treatment, and robust recovery support; and Whereas Congress and the executive branch must continue to work together to pass and implement policy solutions that accelerate and strengthen the United States ability to treat and prevent substance use disorders: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes Overdose Awareness Day in the United States;
(2) commits to advancing and passing bipartisan policies that reduce the stigma surrounding substance use disorders and overdoses; and
(3) is dedicated to collaborating with States, localities, businesses, nongovernmental organizations, health care providers, patients, and families to support a comprehensive system that promotes prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery from opioid use disorder. <all>
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