Coast Guard must stock overdose drug at all bases.
H.R. 2351 — 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. · Filed by Addison McDowell (R-NC) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 26, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill tells the Coast Guard to stock naloxone at every base. Naloxone reverses drug overdoses. The Coast Guard must join a Pentagon system that tracks overdose cases. The Coast Guard must report to Congress in two years. The report covers naloxone use, fentanyl found, and drug help efforts.
Who it affects
Coast Guard members and workers get access to overdose-reversal drugs. Congress gets reports about overdose cases in the Coast Guard.
One thing to notice
The bill requires the Coast Guard to share overdose data with a Pentagon tracking system. The Pentagon will keep records of these cases.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Mar 26, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Mar 26, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure”
- Apr 2, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Apr 2, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote”
- Jun 9, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2547-2548)”
- Jun 9, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- naloxone — A drug that quickly reverses an overdose and can save a person's life.
- fentanyl — A strong drug that can cause overdoses and death if used without medical care.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,286 characters) on Jul 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,358 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 2026-09-19.
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