# 119-hr-5573: Combatting Fentanyl Poisonings Act of 2025

119-hr-5573, Combatting Fentanyl Poisonings Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO); status introduced (as of 2026-09-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5573
- Congress: 119
- Title: Combatting Fentanyl Poisonings Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-23

## Summary

**Creates three new federal grant programs to prevent fentanyl poisonings and boost public safety.** It would fund efforts to stop illegal sales on social media, expand public education, and help protect officers from fentanyl exposure. - Families and school staff would get more education and training about counterfeit fentanyl risks and overdose reversal. Grants can fund naloxone training and outreach to parents and school employees. - Nonprofit organizations could receive awards to run public-awareness campaigns, produce materials or host speakers, and provide counseling for victims' relatives. Individual nonprofit grants are capped at $50,000. - State and local law enforcement would be eligible for grants to plan and operate local programs that target unlawful sales, marketing, or distribution of controlled substances on social media, including training and investigative activities. - Law enforcement agencies could get funds to buy and train on fentanyl testing and detection tools and overdose-reversal gear such as test strips, portable detectors, and naloxone. *Would provide $10 million for social-media enforcement grants, $3 million for public-awareness grants, and $2 million for officer-protection grants, totaling $15 million in federal grants.*

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for fentanyl outreach and enforcement: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General would run three grant programs to fight fentanyl harms. Police could get funds to target illegal drug sales on social media and to buy testing, detection, and naloxone gear. Nonprofits could get up to $50,000 each for public awareness, support for grieving families,…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5573 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5573)

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- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5573 (as of 2026-09-23).