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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.

119th CongressIntroduced March 26, 2025Rep. McDowell, Addison [R-NC-6]· NC-06
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
June 10, 2025

Summary

This bill requires the Coast Guard to provide access to naloxone (a medication to reverse opioid overdoses) at its facilities, track distribution of the medication, and monitor the illegal

Committees

  • PrimaryCommerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  • AlsoTransportation and Infrastructure Committee

CRS subjects

Coast guardCongressional oversightDrug therapy

Action history

  1. March 26, 2025Introduced in House
  2. March 26, 2025Introduced in House
  3. March 26, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. March 27, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  5. April 2, 2025Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged
  6. April 2, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. April 2, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  8. June 6, 2025Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-149.
  9. June 6, 2025Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-149.
  10. June 6, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 118.
  11. June 9, 2025Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  12. June 9, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2547-2548)
  13. June 9, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2351.
  14. June 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2547-2548)
  15. June 9, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2547-2548)
  16. June 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. June 10, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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