# 119-hr-4607: SEEK HELP Act

119-hr-4607, SEEK HELP Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4607
- Congress: 119
- Title: SEEK HELP Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Establishes federal Good Samaritan protections for opioid overdoses** and pairs those protections with funding, training, and oversight to encourage people to seek timely medical help. - People and bystanders: Would protect someone who in good faith gives an opioid overdose reversal drug from civil liability, and would protect a person who seeks medical assistance from prosecution, civil asset forfeiture, or supervised release revocation when possession is discovered only because they called for help. Exceptions apply for willful or grossly negligent conduct. - Law enforcement and public outreach: Would add a Justice Assistance Grant training category for state and local law enforcement on these legal protections and direct the Department of Health and Human Services, with the Drug Enforcement Administration, to run a public awareness campaign. - States and oversight: Would allow Public Health Service Act Block Grant funds to pay for awareness, training, and data sharing where possible. It would also require the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress within 2 years on implementation, effects on overdose reporting and naloxone use, and on barriers and best practices.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protections for overdose help: benefit, high. If enacted, you would have civil immunity when you, in good faith, give an FDA‑approved opioid overdose‑reversal drug to someone who seems to be overdosing. Civil immunity would apply in States that do not already have their own immunity law. You would also be protected from federal possession char…
- More training and awareness on overdose help: benefit, medium. If enacted, States could use certain public‑health block‑grant funds to run awareness campaigns about their Good Samaritan laws, train responders and the public, and, when possible, share calls‑for‑help data with HHS. Law enforcement could use Byrne/JAG grants to train on these legal protections. H…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4582: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to clarify that organ donation surgery qualifies as a serious health conditi…
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4607 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4607)

## Related
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4583)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4582: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Co…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4582)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4607 (as of 2026-07-19).