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119-s-921119th Congress

Tyler’s Law

Sponsored By: Senator Banks, Jim [R-IN]

Passed Senate

Summary

Fentanyl testing in hospital emergency departments would be studied by HHS to decide whether routine testing should be recommended for patients treated for overdoses. The study would check how often EDs test for fentanyl and related drugs, when tests are not done, the costs, patient benefits and risks, staff training needs, privacy protections for health records, and barriers to implementation.

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  • Patients experiencing overdoses could face more routine fentanyl testing if guidance recommends it, while the study examines effects on future overdose risk and patient privacy.
  • Hospital emergency departments would be evaluated on testing frequency, situations when tests are skipped, testing costs, and implementation barriers. HHS guidance would advise whether to adopt routine testing and point to federal resources.
  • Clinicians and ED staff would get recommendations on training needs and how testing may affect the patient experience. HHS would have 3 years to complete the study and 9 months after that to issue guidance.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Banks, Jim [R-IN]

IN • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/10/2025

  • Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 3/10/2025

  • Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 3/10/2025

  • Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 3/10/2025

  • Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 4/8/2025

  • Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 6/11/2025

  • Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 9/29/2025

  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 1/14/2026

  • Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/15/2026

  • Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 1/15/2026

  • Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 2/11/2026

Roll Call Votes

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