Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Staffer Education Event - provided context for the need to support Congressional oversight in War Powers Resolutions and to direct funding to health services that better support people with addiction. No specific bills were named during this work in this quarter.

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**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Marijuana Research

Opioids, pain management Federal funding for substance use disorder treatments H.R.2004-Tylers Law, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement routine fentanyl testing for patients experiencing an overdose H.R. 2483-Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, to reauthorize grants and programs to address opioid and substance use disorder H.R. 7994-Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act, to establish a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs, to direct schools receiving Federal funds to report to certain Federal information systems any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug, and for other purposes H.R. 9790-Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0, to expand access to methadone through alternative care models using pharmacies S.921-Tylers Law, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement routine fentanyl testing for patients experiencing an overdose S. 2121-Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, to reauthorize grants and programs to address opioid and substance use disorder S. 3522-No Red Tape for Addiction Treatment Act, to require that State Medicaid programs provide at least one formulation of each type of medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder without prior authorization or limitations on dosage S. 4941-Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0, to expand access to methadone through alternative care models using pharmacies

Controlled Substances Prescribing & Dispensing; Comments to DOJ & DEA on "Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the Presidents 'Department of Government Efficiency' Deregulatory Initiative"; Comments to DEA on "Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations [Docket No. DEA-407]" Comments to DEA on "Update to DEA Registration Process for Pharmacists to Reflect State Law Changes"

Responsible drinking initiatives. Issues related to sale of distilled spirits. 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for America

Food and beverage policy issues. H.R. 8646, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2027, provisions related to food and beverage policies. H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, provisions related to food and beverage policies.

**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Marijuana Research

H.R. 7091, Expanding Veterans Access to Emerging Treatments Act H.R. 2623, Innovative Therapies Centers of Excellence Act of 2025 H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 H.R. 9237 - Take Care of Americas Veterans Act H.R.9260 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 Addiction Related Issues Other Psychedelic Medicine Issues

H.R. 10037, Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act Regulatory Identification Number: RIN 1117-AB40 (titled Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations)