S 2008
115th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Combating the Opioid Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017
Introduced: October 25, 2017
Introduced by:
Shaheen, Jeanne
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Became law
Oct 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Combating the Opioid Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017
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 states to address the distribution, sale, and use of heroin, fentanyl, and associated synthetic drugs.
Grants may be used to:
- reimburse forensic science laboratories and medical examiner and coroner offices for efforts to address and prevent testing backlogs and efforts to conduct autopsies and toxicology testing related to drug overdose deaths;
- 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
1
Cosponsors
1