Congress moves to stock workplaces with overdose-reversal kits

What it does

This bill requires the Department of Labor to issue non-binding guidance to private employers on acquiring opioid overdose reversal medication (like naloxone) and offering voluntary annual training to employees on how to use it. It separately mandates that federal agencies themselves must acquire and maintain such medication and offer the same voluntary training to their employees.

Why we flagged it

The bill's operative mechanism is straightforward: it directs the Department of Labor to create guidance and regulations aimed at making opioid overdose reversal medication available in workplaces. This is a public-health intervention, not a regulatory carve-out or industry subsidy.

What the text implies

• The bill excludes the U.S. Postal Service from the private-employer guidance requirement, creating a gap in coverage for a large federal employer that handles mail and interacts with the public.
• Voluntary training language may result in low uptake if employers face no enforcement mechanism; effectiveness depends on employer buy-in and follow-through.
• The bill does not specify funding for medication acquisition or training delivery, leaving cost burden on employers and federal agencies; implementation may vary widely by agency.

Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.

Who it affects

Workers gain access to opioid overdose reversal medication and training at their workplace, potentially saving lives during overdose emergencies. The bill imposes no costs on workers and only encourages (for private employers) or requires (for federal agencies) employers to stock a low-cost, life-saving medication and provide training.

Who stands to gain

• pharmaceutical manufacturers of naloxone/opioid reversal medications
• workplace safety training providers

Named in the bill

Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Federal agencies, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Postal Service, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

Where it stands

16 cosponsors: 15 Democrats, 1 Republicans.

• Feb 10, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Feb 10, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

3 lobbying clients named this bill on 3 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $210,555 in lobbying spend. A filing names 12 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.

More lobbying clients named this bill than 61% of bills with at least one filing.

• National Council for Behavioral Health — $150,555 on 1 filing
• Tobacco-free Kids Action Fund Fka Global Health Advocacy Incubator (ghai) — $40,000 on 1 filing
• Kelley Drye & Warren Llp Obo Tobacco-free Kids Action Fund — $20,000 on 1 filing

Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.