Recent Congressional Statements on Opioids

Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate issue press releases and other statements on multiple topics via their official websites. Represent regularly checks for new statements and posts links to them here. You can search the titles and text of the statements.

Recent Topics Impeachments

Date	Member	Party	State / District	Title
June 13, 2019	Tammy Duckworth	D	Ill.	Duckworth, Durbin Announce $200,000 for Opioid Response Planning in Northwest Illinois
June 7, 2019	Suzanne Bonamici	D	Ore.-1	Bonamici, Washington County Share Progress Report on Efforts to Address Opioid Crisis
June 7, 2019	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Grassley Presses HHS, CMS on Federal Strategies to Combat Opioid Abuse
June 4, 2019	Jeff Merkley	D	Ore.	Merkley Introduces Bill to Increase Opioid Treatment Availability, Hold Drug Companies Accountable
May 31, 2019	Raja Krishnamoorthi	D	Ill.-8	ICYMI: Congressman Krishnamoorthi Holds Second Listening Session On Opioid With Local Experts
May 30, 2019	John Kennedy	R	La.	U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, Drug Czar Jim Carroll Meet With Local Leaders To Discuss Louisianas Opioid Epidemic
May 30, 2019	Martin Heinrich	D	N.M.	New Mexico Delegation Announces $600,000 to Combat Opioid Epidemic in Rural Communities
May 29, 2019	Gerald E. Connolly	D	Va.-11	Connolly to Host Community Opioid Town Hall in Prince William County
May 29, 2019	Kirsten E. Gillibrand	D	N.Y.	Gillibrand Joins Casey To Introduce Bill To Support Family Members Raising Children Due To Opioid Epidemic
May 24, 2019	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Leads Senate Colleagues in Calling for More Federal Funding to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
May 23, 2019	Michael Bennet	D	Colo.	Bennet Introduces Legislation to Hold Opioid Executives Criminally Liable
May 23, 2019	Ann McLane Kuster	D	N.H.-2	Kuster, Fitzpatrick Introduce Respond NOW Act to Bolster Efforts to Address the Opioid Epidemic
May 23, 2019	Brian Fitzpatrick	R	Pa.-1	Fitzpatrick, Kuster Introduce Respond NOW Act to Bolster Efforts to Address the Opioid Epidemic
May 23, 2019	Tom Cotton	R	Ark.	Johnson, Colleagues Introduce SOFA Act to Combat Opioid Epidemic
May 22, 2019	Bill Cassidy	R	La.	Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce SOFA Act to Combat Opioid Epidemic
May 22, 2019	Ron Johnson	R	Wis.	Johnson, Colleagues Introduce SOFA Act to Combat Opioid Epidemic
May 21, 2019	Ro Khanna	D	Calif.-17	RELEASE: Khanna Joins Sanders in Bicameral Legislation to Hold Opioid Executives Criminally Liable
May 21, 2019	Bernard Sanders	ID	Vt.	Sanders Leads Bicameral Legislation to Hold Opioid Executives Criminally Liable
May 20, 2019	Mike Braun	R	Ind.	PHOTO RELEASE: Senator Brauns Staff Attends Inaugural Child Suicide and Opioid Crisis Prevention Fair in Northwest Indiana
May 14, 2019	Mike Braun	R	Ind.	Senator Braun & Senator Markey Introduce Legislation to Combat Opioid Crisis
May 20, 2019	Charles E. Schumer	D	N.Y.	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $600,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO COMBAT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN UPSTATE NEW YORK
May 20, 2019	Kirsten E. Gillibrand	D	N.Y.	Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $600,000 in Federal Funding To Combat the Opioid Epidemic in Upstate New York
May 16, 2019	Michael McCaul	R	Texas-10	McCaul Introduces Bill to Stop the Flow of Illicit Opioids into the United States
May 15, 2019	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	Manchin, Capito Announce $600K For Opioid Response In Rural Communities
May 14, 2019	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	Manchin Introduces Two Bills To Fight The Opioid Epidemic
May 14, 2019	Mike Braun	R	Ind.	Senator Braun & Senator Markey Introduce Legislation to Combat Opioid Crisi
May 14, 2019	Larry Bucshon	R	Ind.-8	Health Resources and Services Administration Awards Grants to Local Opioid Response Programs
May 14, 2019	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senator Markey and Rep. Trahan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Mandate Education for Prescribers of Opioids
May 14, 2019	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senators Markey and Braun Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Require Warning Labels on Addictive Prescription Opioid Painkillers, Mandate Education for Prescribers of Opioids
May 13, 2019	Mitch McConnell	R	Ky.	McConnell Announces Rural Opioid Response Grant for Kentucky
May 13, 2019	Patty Murray	D	Wash.	Senator Murray Applauds Major Grants Awarded to Address Opioid Crisis in Washington States Rural Communities
May 13, 2019	Matt Gaetz	R	Fla.-1	Moulton, Gaetz Introduce Bills to Reform VA Medical Marijuana Practices, Study Marijuana as an Alternative to Opioids
May 13, 2019	Seth Moulton	D	Mass.-6	Moulton, Gaetz Introduce Bills to Reform VA Medical Marijuana Practices, Study Marijuana as an Alternative to Opioids
May 8, 2019	Elizabeth Warren	D	Mass.	Warren, Cummings, Udall, Haaland, and More Than 95 Colleagues Reintroduce the Bicameral, Comprehensive CARE Act to Combat the Opioid and Substance Use Epidemic in Native Communities
May 8, 2019	David Cicilline	D	R.I.-1	Cicilline, Markey Introduce Legislation to Ensure Transparency and Accountability in DEA Quotas for Prescription Opioid Painkillers
May 8, 2019	John Sarbanes	D	Md.-3	Sarbanes Co-Sponsors Groundbreaking Effort to Combat Opioid Crisis
May 8, 2019	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senator Markey and Rep. Cicilline Introduce Legislation to Ensure Transparency and Accountability in DEA Quotas for Prescription Opioid Painkillers
May 8, 2019	Elizabeth Warren	D	Mass.	Senator Elizabeth Warren explains the 2019 CARE Act to fight the opioid epidemic
May 8, 2019	Katherine Clark	D	Mass.-5	Massachusetts Delegation Reintroduces the Bicameral, Comprehensive CARE Act to Combat the Opioid and Substance Use Epidemic
May 8, 2019	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Helps Reintroduce Legislation to Combat the Opioid and Substance Use Epidemic
May 8, 2019	Elizabeth Warren	D	Mass.	Warren Leads Members of Massachusetts Delegation in Reintroducing the Bicameral, Comprehensive CARE Act to Combat the Opioid and Substance Use Epidemic
May 8, 2019	Elizabeth Warren	D	Mass.	Warren, Cummings, and More than 95 Colleagues in Senate and House Reintroduce Comprehensive CARE Act to Combat the Opioid and Substance Use Epidemic
May 6, 2019	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	ICYMI: Brown, Durbin In Cleveland.com: Let’s Not Repeat Tobacco Settlement Mistakes With Opioid Lawsuits
May 2, 2019	Ann McLane Kuster	D	N.H.-2	Kuster, Schneider, Brooks, Stefanik Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Train More Doctors to Combat Opioid Epidemic
May 2, 2019	Brad Schneider	D	Ill.-10	Schneider, Brooks, Kuster, Stefanik Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Train More Doctors to Combat Opioid Epidemic
May 2, 2019	Elise Stefanik	R	N.Y.-21	Stefanik Co-Leads the Opioid Workforce Act
May 2, 2019	Michael R. Turner	R	Ohio-10	TURNER Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Treat Opioid Addiction
May 1, 2019	Hank Johnson	D	Ga.-4	In Atlanta, President Trump makes vow to solve Americas opioid crisis
April 29, 2019	John Boozman	R	Ark.	Committed to Fighting the Opioid Epidemic
April 27, 2019	Christopher A. Coons	D	Del.	In China, Senators Coons & Hassan Meet with Government Officials to Discuss How to Strengthen Efforts to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking that Contributes to Opioid Crisis in the U.S.

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