H.R. 5120 119th Congress House

HANDS Act

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title 10, United States Code, to provide no-cost coverage for the preventive distribution of opioid overdose reversal drugs.

Introduced: September 3, 2025 Introduced by: Brittany Pettersen Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov

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Sep 3, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sep 3, 2025

Introduced in House

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 1

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AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
1 filing
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
1 filing
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
1 filing
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1 filing
SENATE
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Cosponsors 3