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Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015

Introduced: June 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 24, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E964)
Jun 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 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 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.

SAMHSA must 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.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must 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.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) must prioritize, conduct, and support research on circumstances that contribute to drug overdose, drugs associated with fatal overdose, and overdose prevention methods. NIDA must support research on drug overdose treatments that can be administered by lay persons or first responders.
What's happening now June 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1857 Related bill Microloan Modernization Act of 2015
  • S 1654 Related bill Overdose Prevention Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 23
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 26, 2016
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 14, 2016
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 5, 2016
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Dec 17, 2015
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 19, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 10, 2015
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 8, 2015
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 8, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 8, 2015
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 24, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 23, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2850: Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2850/
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"H.R. 2850: Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2850/.
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