# 114-hr-2850: Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015

114-hr-2850, Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2850
- Congress: 114
- Title: Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to enter into cooperative agreements to reduce deaths from drug overdoses by: (1) purchasing and distributing naloxone (a medication that rapidly reverses overdose from heroin or other drugs with effects similar to opium) or a similar drug; and (2) educating or training the public, first responders, or health professionals on drug overdose prevention or response. SAMHSA must establish a coordinating center and develop a plan to reduce drug overdose deaths by educating the public about overdose prevention and recommending improvements to overdose prevention programs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must improve drug overdose surveillance by entering into cooperative agreements to: (1) provide training to improve identification of drug overdose as the cause of death, and (2) establish a national program for reporting drug overdoses. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) must prioritize, conduct, and support research on circumstances that contribute to drug overdose, drugs associated with fatal overdose, and overdose prevention methods. NIDA must support research on drug overdose treatments that can be administered by lay persons or first responders.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2015-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] (R-IL), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2015-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2015-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2016-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2850 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2850)

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