HR 2351 · To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced
- Mar 26, 2025
- Latest action
- Jun 10, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Addison McDowell [R-NC-6]
- Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works
- Cosponsors
- 2
Summary
This bill requires the Coast Guard to provide access to naloxone (a medication to reverse opioid overdoses) at its facilities, track distribution of the medication, and monitor the illegal use of of controlled substances. The bill directs the Coast Guard to update its policy regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdoses to require naloxone or a similar medication to be made available to members on all Coast Guard installations and in each operational environment. Further, the Coast Guard must participate in the Department of Defense (DOD) tracking system for naloxone distribution and the illegal use of fentanyl and other controlled substances. (The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 directed DOD to establish the tracking system.) The bill requires the Coast Guard to finalize a memorandum of understanding with DOD to facilitate Coast Guard access to the tracking system. The bill also specifies that laws that prohibit manufacturing or distributing controlled substances on vessels apply when controlled substances are intentionally or knowingly placed or caused to be placed on board a vessel (e.g., without the crew's knowledge or on board an unmanned vessel). Further, the bill requires the Coast Guard to brief Congress within two years after the bill's enactment about the use of opioids and overdose medication at Coast Guard facilities by members and personnel. The briefing must describe the Coast Guard's progress in implementing its updated policy, the prevalence and incidence of the illegal use of controlled substances, and its processes to mitigate substance abuse.
Recent actions
- Jun 10, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 9, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 9, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2547-2548)
- Jun 9, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2547-2548)
- Jun 9, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2351.
- Jun 9, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2547-2548)
- Jun 9, 2025 Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 6, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 118.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.