# 117-hr-7246: Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act

117-hr-7246, Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7246
- Congress: 117
- Title: Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-03-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act or the Student Athlete Opioid Prevention Act This bill authorizes a program through which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may award grants or other assistance for preventing and addressing the misuse of opioids and other medications used for treating pain or injury recovery among students and student athletes. Entities eligible for the grants include states, nonprofits, and drug-free community coalitions.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-3807: Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-7246 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7246)

## Related
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-3807: Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3807)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7246 (as of 2025-11-18).