FloridasenatorRichard Lynn Scott
SRES-95
Expressing support for the designation of February 23, 2025, to March 1, 2025, as "National Fentanyl Awareness Week" and raising awareness of the negative impacts of fentanyl in the United States.
20%
Drug Policy
Public Health Preparedness
Mental Health & Substance Use
The resolution raises important awareness and data-driven responses to the deadly rise of fentanyl—likely improving prevention, naloxone access, and law-enforcement/public-health coordination—but risks steering policy and funding toward enforcement and alarm-driven, punitive responses instead of expanded treatment and harm-reduction.
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FloridasenatorRichard Lynn Scott
SRES-95
Expressing support for the designation of February 23, 2025, to March 1, 2025, as "National Fentanyl Awareness Week" and raising awareness of the negative impacts of fentanyl in the United States.
20%
Drug Policy
Public Health Preparedness
Mental Health & Substance Use
The resolution raises important awareness and data-driven responses to the deadly rise of fentanyl—likely improving prevention, naloxone access, and law-enforcement/public-health coordination—but risks steering policy and funding toward enforcement and alarm-driven, punitive responses instead of expanded treatment and harm-reduction.
New Mexicosenator
New Hampshirerepresentative
Coloradorepresentative

Simple Resolution

senate

1 cosponsor·Updated 7/23/2026·Last progress February 25, 2025

Ben Ray Luján

S-3330Bill

Strengthening Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Act of 2025

72%

Sanctions & Export Controls

Drug Policy

Border Security & Enforcement

Nat'l Security

The bill strengthens U.S. tools to disrupt international synthetic-drug supply chains and gives law enforcement and financial actors clearer authority to block illicit flows, but it broadens reach and liability, raises compliance costs, and risks diplomatic and due-process consequences that could strain trade and complicate enforcement.

senate
house
president

2 cosponsors·Updated 7/23/2026·Last progress December 3, 2025

Chris Pappas

HR-830Bill

SAFE Act

70%

Drug Policy

Research Integrity

The bill sharpens and speeds federal control and enforcement against fentanyl-related substances and creates scientific and procedural pathways for rescheduling and research, but it risks criminalizing legitimate research and low-level handlers, increases mandatory penalties that can widen disparities and incarceration costs, and could leave enforcement gaps for new synthetic opioids.

house
senate
president

17 cosponsors·Updated 7/23/2026·Last progress January 31, 2025

Brittany Pettersen

HRES-359Simple Resolution

Supporting the mission and goals of National Fentanyl Awareness Day in 2025, including increasing individual and public awareness of the impact of fake or counterfeit fentanyl pills on families and young people.

20%

Drug Policy

Public Health Preparedness

National Observance Days

The resolution increases public-health attention, awareness, and justification for enforcement against deadly counterfeit fentanyl pills—potentially reducing youth overdoses—but may shift resources toward policing, further stigmatize people who use drugs, and raise compliance costs for online commerce.

house

5 cosponsors·Updated 7/23/2026·Last progress April 29, 2025