S. 2008 · 115th Congress
Combating the Opioid Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017
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Combating the Opioid Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 25, 2017
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Combating the Opioid Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017
Latest action (Oct 25, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 25, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.