Skip to main content
S 2755 113th Congress Senate

Overdose Prevention Act

Official title: A bill to prevent deaths occurring from drug overdoses.

Introduced: July 31, 2014 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEmergency medical services and trauma care
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Health information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careMedical researchResearch administration and funding
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 31, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5233-5234)
Jul 31, 2014
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action July 31, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Overdose Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to enter into cooperative agreements to reduce deaths from drug overdoses by: (1) purchasing and distributing naloxone (a medication that rapidly reverses overdose from heroin or other opioids, which are drugs with effects similar to opium) or a similar drug; and (2) educating or training the public, first responders, or health professionals on drug overdose prevention or response. Requires the CDC to improve drug overdose surveillance by entering into cooperative agreements to: (1) provide training to improve identification of drug overdose as the cause of death, and (2) establish a national program for reporting drug overdoses.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a coordinating center and develop a plan to reduce drug overdose deaths by educating the public about overdose prevention and recommending improvements to overdose prevention programs.

Requires the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to prioritize, conduct, and support research on circumstances that contribute to drug overdose, drugs associated with fatal overdose, and overdose prevention methods. Directs NIDA to support research on drug overdose treatments that can be administered by lay persons or first responders.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2755: Overdose Prevention Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2755/
MLA
"S. 2755: Overdose Prevention Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2755/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2755, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2755/.
Markdown link
[S. 2755: Overdose Prevention Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2755/)
Report a problem