Police can use federal grants to buy overdose-reversal drugs and test kits.
H.R. 10678 — Fight Against Fentanyl Act · Filed by Thomas Kean (R-NJ) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes the Byrne JAG grant program. It lets police use federal money to buy test kits and naloxone. Naloxone is a drug that reverses opioid overdoses. The bill adds these items to what police can buy with grant money.
Who it affects
Police and law-enforcement groups can now use federal grants for these tools. Communities get access to test kits and naloxone. People at risk of opioid overdose may benefit. This happens if police choose to buy these tools.
One thing to notice
The bill lets police use grant money for these tools. It does not require them to buy them or set how much money goes to them.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Byrne JAG grant program — Federal money given to police to use for crime-fighting.
- naloxone — A drug that stops an opioid overdose and can save a life.
- test kits — Tools that show whether a drug contains fentanyl, a dangerous opioid.
- opioid — A type of drug that can be prescribed for pain but is addictive and dangerous.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (336 characters) on Oct 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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