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HR 1562119th CongressIn Committee
Test Strip Access Act of 2025
Introduced: Feb 25, 2025
Standard Summary
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The Test Strip Access Act of 2025 would clarify that certain federal grants authorized under the 21st Century Cures Act may be used to support substance use disorder and overdose prevention activities that involve fentanyl and xylazine test strips. Specifically, the bill adds fentanyl and xylazine test strips to the items that may be funded under grant programs for state and tribal responses to opioid use disorders. In short, it expands the types of harm-reduction activities that grant funds can cover, without creating new funding itself.
Key Points
- 1Amends the 21st Century Cures Act, Section 1003(b)(4)(A), to include fentanyl and xylazine test strips as permissible grant activities.
- 2Explicitly authorizes grant funds to support substance use disorder (SUD) and overdose prevention activities related to these test strips.
- 3Applies to the grant program aimed at state and tribal responses to opioid use disorders.
- 4Provides a clarification, not new funding, on what grant uses are eligible under existing law.
- 5The bill is titled the “Test Strip Access Act of 2025” and was introduced in the House by Ms. Crockett (with Mr. Gooden) and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Impact Areas
Primary group/area affected: State and tribal public health agencies that administer SUD and overdose prevention grants; programs that distribute or implement fentanyl and xylazine test strips.Secondary group/area affected: People who use drugs and communities affected by fentanyl and xylazine, as well as harm-reduction organizations and healthcare providers involved in overdose prevention.Additional impacts: May improve capacity for overdose prevention by enabling funding for test-strip initiatives; aligns grant purposes with current drug adulteration trends (increasing presence of fentanyl and xylazine in illicit supplies). No new funding is created, so overall budgetary impact depends on existing grant allocations.
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