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S 3557 109th Congress Senate

Drug Overdose Reduction Act

Official title: A bill to reduce deaths occurring from overdoses of drugs or controlled substances.

Introduced: June 22, 2006 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 22, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6422-6423)
Jun 22, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6422)
Jun 22, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 22, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6422-6423)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drug Overdose Reduction Act - Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants or cooperative agreements to enable public health agencies or community-based organizations to reduce deaths occurring from overdoses of drugs or controlled substances, including by: (1) providing training on the effective response to individuals who have overdosed; or (2) providing overdose prevention, recognition, treatment, or response to individuals in need of such services.

Requires the Director to: (1) annually compile and publish data on the deaths occurring from overdoses of drugs or controlled substances for the preceding year; and (2) develop a plan to reduce the number of such deaths.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3557: Drug Overdose Reduction Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3557/
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"S. 3557: Drug Overdose Reduction Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3557/.
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S. 3557, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3557/.
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