To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 26, 2025 by Rep. Addison P. McDowell
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill requires the Coast Guard to provide access to naloxone (a medication to reverse opioid overdoses) at its facilities, track distribution of the medication, and monitor the illegal use of of controlled substances.
The bill directs the Coast Guard to update its policy regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdoses to require naloxone or a similar medication to be made available to members on all Coast Guard installations and in each operational environment.
Further, the Coast Guard must participate in the Department of Defense (DOD) tracking system for naloxone distribution and the illegal use of fentanyl and other controlled substances. (The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 directed DOD to establish the tracking system.) The bill requires the Coast Guard to finalize a memorandum of understanding with DOD to facilitate Coast Guard access to the tracking system.
The bill also specifies that laws that prohibit manufacturing or distributing controlled substances on vessels apply when controlled substances are intentionally or knowingly placed or caused to be placed on board a vessel (e.g., without the crew's knowledge or on board an unmanned vessel).
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No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Jun 10, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 9, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2547-2548)
- Jun 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2547-2548)
- Jun 9, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2351.
- Jun 9, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2547-2548)
- Jun 9, 2025Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 6, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 118.
- Jun 6, 2025Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-149.
- Apr 2, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Apr 2, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 2, 2025Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged
- Mar 27, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Mar 26, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Mar 26, 2025Introduced in House