I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5573 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
authorize grant programs to combat fentanyl poisonings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Mr. EVANS of Colorado (for himself, Mr. GRAY, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. CRANK, 
Mr. ROSE, and Mr. GUEST) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to authorize grant programs to combat 
fentanyl poisonings. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combatting Fentanyl 
Poisonings Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
GRANT 
PROGRAMS 
TO 
COMBAT 
FENTANYL 
POISONINGS. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—Subpart 1 of 
part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
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Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating section 509 as section 510; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 508 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 509. GRANT PROGRAMS TO COMBAT FENTANYL 
POISONINGS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS TO PREVENT
THE SALE
OF CON-
TROLLED SUBSTANCES ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance, and in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, is authorized to award 
grants to State and local law enforcement agencies 
to assist such agencies in planning, designing, estab-
lishing, or operating locally based, proactive pro-
grams to combat the unlawful sale, marketing, or 
distribution of controlled substances (as such term is 
defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substance 
Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) using social media platforms, 
including programs that— 
‘‘(A) prioritize the arrest of individuals 
who use social media platforms to unlawfully 
sell, market, or distribute controlled substances; 
and 
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‘‘(B) provide education and training, in-
cluding online training resources, to school per-
sonnel, clinicians, and the public in order to— 
‘‘(i) educate such persons on the dan-
gers of ingesting controlled substances pur-
chased using a social media platform, espe-
cially the risk of fentanyl poisoning from a 
counterfeit substance (as such term is de-
fined in section 102 of the Controlled Sub-
stance Act (21 U.S.C. 802)); and 
‘‘(ii) educate parents or personnel who 
are charged with the well-being and safety 
of children on commonly used methods of 
communication between online drug dealers 
and potential victims. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—The head of a State or 
local law enforcement agency seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Attorney General an 
application, at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Attorney General 
may reasonably require. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS 
ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FENTANYL.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
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Assistance, and in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, is authorized to award 
grants to non-profit organizations to assist such or-
ganizations in designing, establishing, and operating 
public education and awareness campaigns that 
teach individuals about the dangers of fentanyl. 
‘‘(2) USES OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under 
this section may be used for the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) Providing transportation for parents 
or immediate family members of individuals 
who died from fentanyl poisoning to speak at 
public events or awareness campaigns. 
‘‘(B) Creating, producing, and dissemi-
nating educational materials related to the dan-
gers of fentanyl, such as documentaries, pam-
phlets, books, and infographics. 
‘‘(C) Providing counseling or mentorship 
services to individuals who have had a friend or 
a family member die from fentanyl poisoning. 
‘‘(D) Providing naloxone or overdose rever-
sal education and training services to parents 
and school employees. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON USES OF FUNDS.—Grants 
awarded under this section may not be used to pur-
chase harm reduction services or supplies, such as 
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substance abuse test kits, sharps or medication dis-
posal kits, medication lockboxes, supplies to promote 
sterile injection (including syringes and drug para-
phernalia), safer smoking kits (including pipes, pi-
pettes, and drug paraphernalia), and written edu-
cational materials on safer injection practices, except 
that such funds may be used to purchase naloxone, 
naloxone administration supplies, or naloxone ad-
ministration training. 
‘‘(4) 
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The 
maximum 
amount of a grant under this subsection is $50,000. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘nonprofit organization’ means an organization that 
is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS TO PROTECT LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICERS FROM FENTANYL EXPOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance, and in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, is authorized to award 
grants to State and local law enforcement agencies 
to assist such agencies in equipping and preparing 
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law enforcement officers at risk of fentanyl exposure 
on duty. 
‘‘(2) USES OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under 
this section may be used for the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) Procuring and distributing equipment 
for fentanyl testing, fentanyl detection, and 
overdose reversal, including— 
‘‘(i) fentanyl test strips; 
‘‘(ii) field-portable ion mobility spec-
trometers; 
‘‘(iii) naloxone; and 
‘‘(iv) naloxone administration sup-
plies; and 
‘‘(B) Providing training to officers on the 
use of equipment for fentanyl testing, fentanyl 
detection, and overdose reversal.’’. 
(b) RESERVED FUNDS.—Section 506(a) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10157(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) $10,000,000 for grants under section 
509(a); 
‘‘(4) $3,000,000 for grants under section 
509(b); and 
‘‘(5) $2,000,000 for grants under section 
509(c).’’. 
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