# 119-hr-1561: ALERT Communities Act

119-hr-1561, ALERT Communities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1561
- Congress: 119
- Title: ALERT Communities Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-02

## Summary

**Expands and coordinates use of rapid test strips to detect fentanyl, xylazine, and other dangerous substances.** This bill would authorize research, fund test strips and related grants, require responder training, set standards for developers, and mandate a study on effects. - First responders and community groups would face a new training requirement to carry and help others access fentanyl and xylazine test strips. Grants could be used to buy test strips and support community implementation. - People who use drugs and their families would have wider access to rapid test strips that detect adulteration or the presence of harmful substances in drugs or human specimens. HHS must study whether drug checking supplies change overdose frequency, overdose deaths, and engagement in treatment and report to Congress in 2 years. - Manufacturers and test developers would receive standards and guidance for developing and testing new test strip technologies and guidance on authorization pathways for clinical and on-site uses. - Federal health and drug control agencies would be directed to develop and publicly release research and marketing frameworks for test strip technology, with input from NIH, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, FDA, and DEA.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Guidance for test strip manufacturers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require HHS, working with NIH, ONDCP, the FDA, and the DEA, to publish research and marketing frameworks for test strips that detect fentanyl and other dangerous substances. The frameworks would set standards for manufacturers, encourage test strips for human specimens in…
- Training responders and studying test strips: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require programs operating under Section 546(c) of the Public Health Service Act to train and provide resources to first responders and community partners on carrying and helping people access fentanyl and xylazine test strips. The bill would also require HHS to study how…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5174: To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1561 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1561)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5174: To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the tit…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5174)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1561 (as of 2026-08-02).