S 2241
114th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Law enforcement administration and funding
Combat Heroin Epidemic and Backlog Act of 2015
Introduced: November 4, 2015
Introduced by:
Shaheen, Jeanne
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 4, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 4, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Combat Heroin Epidemic and Backlog Act of 2015
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants to state and tribal governments to address the distribution, sale, and use of heroin, fentanyl, and associated synthetic drugs.
Grants may be used to:
- reimburse forensic science laboratories for efforts to address and prevent testing backlogs;
- reimburse law enforcement agencies for equipment to identify or detect heroin, fentanyl, and associated synthetic drugs;
- investigate, arrest, and prosecute distributors or sellers; and
- support health department services for users.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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