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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 2004
Tyler’s Law
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Introduced 2025-03-10Topic: health careSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceTyler’s Law This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete, within one year after the bill’s enactment, a study on how frequently Medicare-participating hospital emergency departments test for fentanyl in patients experiencing an overdose, the costs associated with such testing, and how such testing may impact patients. Within six months after the study’s completion and based on its results, HHS must issue guidance regarding (1) whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose, (2) how to ensure clinicians know which substances they are testing for in routine drug tests, and (3) how fentanyl testing may affect the future risk of overdose and other health outcomes.
Sponsors
- Ted Lieu Democrat sponsor
- 63 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | Senate | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625. | |
| 2026-09-15 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2026-09-15 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5673) | |
| 2026-09-15 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. | floor pass | |
| 2026-09-15 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2004. | |
| 2026-09-15 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5673-5674) | |
| 2026-09-15 | House | Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2026-09-14 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 716. | |
| 2026-09-14 | House | Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-817. | report |
| 2026-09-14 | Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-817. | report | |
| 2026-07-21 | House | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0. | refer |
| 2026-07-21 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-07-20 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-06-25 | House | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. | refer |
| 2026-06-25 | House | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | refer |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | refer |
| 2025-03-10 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-03-10 | Introduced in House | introduce |