IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 617 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2025 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself and Mr. TONKO) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Fentanyl Prevention and 
Awareness Day. 
Whereas families in the United States affected by the use of 
illicit fentanyl use Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness 
Day to— 
(1) preserve the memory of the individuals lost to il-
licit 
fentanyl 
overdose 
or 
poisoning 
who 
were 
unsuspecting victims, experimenting with the drug, or 
suffering from substance use disorder; 
(2) acknowledge the devastation caused by the use 
of illicit fentanyl and other dangerous drugs; and 
(3) share awareness about the dangers of the use of 
illicit fentanyl to prevent a public health crisis, self-harm, 
addiction, and death; 
Whereas Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day is cele-
brated each year on August 21 by State Governors and 
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attorneys general, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, parent-teacher associations, the High Inten-
sity Drug Trafficking Areas program, the Office of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy, the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration (referred to in this preamble as the 
‘‘DEA’’), and hundreds of other organizations throughout 
the United States; 
Whereas fentanyl is a highly addictive synthetic opioid that 
is 100 times more potent than morphine; 
Whereas, according to the DEA, illicit fentanyl is— 
(1) manufactured with other illicit drugs to increase 
potency; 
(2) sold as a powder or mixed with other illicit 
drugs; and 
(3) pressed into counterfeit pills to look like legiti-
mate pharmaceutical drugs; 
Whereas the illicit fentanyl crisis in the United States is a 
serious public safety threat; 
Whereas the illicit fentanyl poisoning rate in 2024 was 
among the highest in the history of the United States, 
and fentanyl poisoning was the number 1 cause of death 
among people in the United States aged 18 to 45; 
Whereas synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl and the ana-
logues of fentanyl, are devastating communities and fami-
lies at an unprecedented rate, claiming 2⁄3 of the more 
than 82,100 lives lost to drug overdoses in 2024; 
Whereas, in 2024, the number of drug-related deaths 
throughout the United States reached not less than 
82,138; 
Whereas individuals increasingly use pills or other drugs 
without knowing those substances contain fentanyl; 
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Whereas, as of June 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion personnel have seized more than 16,600 pounds of 
illicit fentanyl, and Federal, State, local, and Tribal law 
enforcement agencies continue to make record breaking 
seizures of illicit fentanyl for the safety of the people of 
the United States; 
Whereas families in the United States affected by the use of 
illicit fentanyl have gained momentum in educating the 
public about the dangers of the use of illicit fentanyl and 
other drugs and actively engage with Federal agencies to 
promote such education and awareness; 
Whereas families in the United States affected by the use of 
illicit fentanyl seek to raise awareness of the use of illicit 
fentanyl and prevent illicit fentanyl-related deaths, and 
those families join together in the effort to save lives on 
Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day; and 
Whereas parents, young people, schools, businesses, law en-
forcement agencies, religious institutions and faith-based 
organizations, service organizations, senior citizens, med-
ical and military personnel, sports teams, and individuals 
throughout the United States will demonstrate a commit-
ment to healthy, productive, and drug-free lifestyles on 
Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Fentanyl 
Prevention and Awareness Day; 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to promote prevention of the use of illicit fentanyl 
and to educate young people on Fentanyl Prevention 
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and Awareness Day, symbolizing a commitment to 
healthy, drug-free lifestyles; 
(3) encourages children, teenagers, and other 
individuals to choose to live drug-free lives; and 
(4) encourages the people of the United States 
to— 
(A) promote drug prevention and the cre-
ation of drug-free communities; and 
(B) participate in drug prevention activi-
ties to show support for healthy, productive, 
and drug-free lifestyles. 
Æ 
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