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HR 2351 Passed a chamber

Requires the Coast Guard to update its policy on using naloxone to treat opioid and fentanyl overdoses and to keep that medication available at all Coast Guard installations and in each operational environment.

Official title: To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes.

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 26-MAR-2025
Referred 26-MAR-2025
Approved by committee 02-APR-2025
Reported 06-JUN-2025
On the calendar 06-JUN-2025
Passed 09-JUN-2025
Senate
Received 10-JUN-2025
Key points
  • Requires the Coast Guard to update its overdose medication policy within one year, covering naloxone or similar medication for opioid and fentanyl overdoses.
  • Requires naloxone or similar medication to be available on all Coast Guard installations and in each operational environment, with a rule that one supply at a multi-facility installation counts if access is arranged for all units.
  • Requires the Coast Guard to join a tracking system established under section 706 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, and directs a memorandum of understanding to allow Coast Guard access to it.
  • Requires a briefing to House and Senate committees within two years on naloxone use and opioid use in the Coast Guard over the prior five years, and requires compliance with federal privacy laws. Amends 46 U.S.C. 70503(a) to revise the prohibited acts involving controlled substances on board covered vessels.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (26-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 09-JUN-2025).

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Committee referrals (3) Policy area

Transportation and Public Works

Sponsor Addison P. McDowell (R-NC) Cosponsors · 2
■ 1 R■ 1 D
1 Democrat
1 Republican