OPIOIDS Act
Sponsored By: Senator Rick Scott
Introduced
Summary
Builds nationwide overdose data systems and strengthens forensic and law enforcement reporting on fentanyl. This bill would create grant programs and national standards to improve postmortem toxicology, link data across systems, and expand electronic death reporting so overdose trends are clearer and more timely.
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- Families and communities: Grants to states, territories, and localities would improve the completeness and timeliness of fatal and nonfatal opioid overdose data. Better data aims to make local response and prevention efforts more targeted.
- Law enforcement and first responders: The bill would fund training to help officers identify overdoses, trace darknet drug activity, and provide containment devices to reduce secondary fentanyl exposure for first responders.
- Forensic laboratories and national reporting: Grants would help labs upgrade systems and speed sample processing. The bill requires grantees to submit overdose data to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System and directs the Drug Enforcement Administration to set uniform NFLIS reporting standards and request a dedicated budget line for fentanyl signature profiling.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Grants to improve overdose data
If enacted, the Attorney General would give grants to states, territories, and localities to improve opioid overdose data. Grants could pay for better postmortem toxicology and for linking data systems. They could also fund electronic death reporting and more complete fatal and nonfatal overdose records. The bill does not set funding amounts.
DEA fentanyl reporting and budget clarity
If enacted, the bill would require the Drug Enforcement Administration to include a budget line showing funds needed for the Fentanyl Signature Profiling Program. DEA would also make uniform rules for entering purity, formulation, and weight into the National Forensic Laboratory Information System to improve comparison and sharing. The bill says these standards must not create new reporting duties for state or local labs.
First responder training and safety gear
If enacted, the bill would let COPS grants pay for containment devices and training to prevent secondary fentanyl exposure for first responders. It would also require the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to train state and local agencies on coordinating drug‑tracking with federal partners. The bill does not specify funding amounts.
Local police and lab overdose grants
If enacted, the Attorney General would make grants to local police and forensic labs in high‑overdose communities. Grants could pay for officer overdose‑identification training, lab upgrades to speed and standardize reporting, and darknet‑tracing training. To use the funds, grantees would have to submit overdose data to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rick Scott
FL • R
Cosponsors
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Jon Ossoff
GA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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