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
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
- 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.
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.govHealth
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