3.0.0 2008 2023-01-11T13:38:14Z 2023-01-11T13:38:14Z Senate S 2017-10-25 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-10-25T20:14:56Z Combating the Heroin Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2018 115 6074 HR 2018-07-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS Combating the Heroin Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017 115 1355 S 2017-06-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2017-10-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-10-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-10-25 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2018-01-25 False 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 Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-10-25 Introduced in Senate 2018-04-06T18:42:19Z 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.
]]> Combating the Opioid Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017 Display Title Combating the Opioid Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Combating the Opioid Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to combat the opioid epidemic and drug sample backlogs. Introduced in Senate 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2008is/xml/BILLS-115s2008is.xml 2017-10-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.