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HR 1561 Cleared committee

Requires federal research on fentanyl and xylazine test strips, allows grant funds to be used to buy them, and directs first responders to be trained in carrying and using them.

Official title: ALERT Communities Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 25-FEB-2025
Referred 25-FEB-2025
Approved by committee 21-JUL-2026
Key points
  • Adds training for first responders and community members on carrying and using fentanyl or xylazine test strips to the grant provisions of the Public Health Service Act.
  • Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and publish research and marketing frameworks for test strip technology, including guidance on authorization pathways.
  • Requires a study on how availability and use of drug checking supplies affect overdoses, overdose deaths, and substance use disorder treatment, with a report to Congress within 2 years.
AI-generated from the Introduced in House text of 25-FEB-2025 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in House, 25-FEB-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Health

Sponsor Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 R
1 Republican