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H.R. 1561119th Congress
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HR 1561 lets federal grants fund training on fentanyl and xylazine test strips and orders new safety research.
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HR 1561, the ALERT Communities Act, updates federal grant programs so funds can train first responders and community workers to carry and distribute fentanyl and xylazine test strips. It also directs HHS, with the FDA, DEA, and NIH, to set guidelines for developing and approving new test strip technology, and requires a report to Congress within two years on how test strips affect overdose rates and treatment-seeking.
Public health agencies, first responders, community health organizations, and drug-testing product manufacturers are directly affected. People who use drugs and their families may also be affected through changes in test strip availability.
The changes could alter how federal grant money is used and how new testing products move through regulatory approval, with outcomes to be studied and reported to Congress.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.