Tyler’s Law
Sponsored By: Representative Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Introduced
Summary
Directs HHS to study and then issue guidance on fentanyl testing in hospital emergency departments. It would require a 1-year study and then guidance within 6 months to inform ED practice and policy.
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- Patients and families: The study would examine how fentanyl testing affects patient experience, confidentiality, and the patient-physician relationship. Findings could influence whether testing becomes a routine part of overdose care.
- Clinicians and hospitals: HHS would gather data on how often EDs test for fentanyl, the costs of testing, and the benefits and risks. The guidance would also address how clinicians can know which substances are included in routine drug tests.
- Federal policy and public health: Based on the evidence, HHS would issue federal guidance on whether routine fentanyl testing is recommended and how testing may affect future overdose risk and health outcomes.
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Guidance on emergency room fentanyl testing
If enacted, HHS would study fentanyl testing in emergency rooms for overdose patients. The study would review how often testing happens, costs, patient risks and benefits, and effects on privacy and the patient–doctor relationship. HHS would have 1 year after enactment to finish the study. Within 6 months after that, HHS would issue guidance on routine testing and how to tell clinicians which drugs a test covers. The guidance would also address how testing may affect future overdose risk and health outcomes, and it would not mandate testing or add funding.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Latta
OH • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Crenshaw
TX • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Balderson
OH • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Ciscomani
AZ • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]
IN • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 4/14/2025
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Evans (CO)
CO • R
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Trahan
MA • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
McClellan
VA • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Obernolte
CA • R
Sponsored 12/12/2025
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 12/12/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 12/12/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Pfluger
TX • R
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
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