# 119-hr-1257: OPIOIDS Act

119-hr-1257, OPIOIDS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1257
- Congress: 119
- Title: OPIOIDS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Standardize and expand opioid overdose data and forensic reporting.** This bill would create targeted federal grants and reporting rules to improve surveillance, lab capacity, and first responder safety in places with high overdose rates. - States, territories, and local public health agencies would be eligible for grants to improve postmortem toxicology, link data systems, adopt electronic death reporting, and make fatal opioid overdose data more complete and timely. - Local law enforcement, forensic laboratories, and medical examiners in high-overdose communities would be eligible for grants for training, sample processing upgrades, darknet-tracing training, and staffing and equipment, but grantees must submit reports to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS). - The Drug Enforcement Administration would be directed to set uniform NFLIS data standards for purity, formulation, and weight, and to include a dedicated budget line for the Fentanyl Signature Profiling Program. Federal training centers would also provide coordination training for tracking drug activity and partners.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to improve overdose data: benefit, medium. The bill would let the Attorney General award grants to states, territories, and localities to improve opioid overdose data and surveillance. Grants could pay for better postmortem toxicology, linking data across systems, officer training on overdoses and related crimes, and electronic death report…
- DEA budget line for fentanyl profiling: benefit, low. The DEA would have to show, in its annual budget request, a separate line for the money needed for the Fentanyl Signature Profiling Program. This would give Congress a clear view of the program’s funding request.
- Fentanyl exposure protection for first responders: benefit, low. The bill would add a new allowed use for COPS grants. First responder agencies could seek funds for training and containment tools that help prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and similar drugs. This could help protect police, fire, and EMS during overdose calls.
- Standard rules for lab drug data: benefit, low. The DEA would set standard rules for what labs report to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS): purity, formulation, and weight. This would help compare lab data across places and agencies. The bill says these standards would not, by themselves, force state or local labs to ta…
- Grants and training for high-overdose areas: mixed, medium. The Attorney General could fund local police and forensic labs in communities with high overdose rates. Money could support officer training to spot overdoses, lab upgrades to trace drugs and report to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS), darknet-tracking training, and added…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1257 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1257)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1257 (as of 2026-10-03).