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	Party	State / District	Title
Oct. 8, 2015	D	N.Y.-26	House Committee Examines Higgins TREAT Act and Other Legislation Aimed at Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
Oct. 5, 2015	D	Mass.-2	PHOTO: McGovern Leads Opioid Task Force Event in Greenfield with State, Local Leaders
Oct. 5, 2015	D	Mass.-2	MEDIA ADVISORY McGovern Joins Opioid Task Force Event with State, Local Leaders
Sept. 30, 2015	D	Mass.-2	McGovern Applauds $393,928 Grant for Worcester to Support Effort to Fight Opioid Crisis
Sept. 30, 2015	D	Ohio	Brown Announces Advancement of Bill Protecting Infants From Opioid Exposure
Sept. 18, 2015	D	Ill.	Durbin: HHS Awarded Clay County $100,000 Federal Grant as Part of Pilot Program to Reduce Opiod Overdose in Rural Communities
Sept. 18, 2015	D	N.Y.-26	Higgins, Tonko, Hanna & Katko Applaud HHS Announcement of Revised Regulations for Treatment of Opioid Addiction
Sept. 18, 2015	D	N.J.	Menendez Holds Strategy Session on NJ, National Opioid Epidemic
Sept. 18, 2015	D	N.J.	Opioids Strategy Session
Sept. 18, 2015	D	W.Va.	Capito and Manchin Announce HHS Funding to Reduce Opioid Overdose in Rural West Virginia
Sept. 18, 2015	I	Maine	Collins, King Announce $300,000 in Grant Funding to Combat Opioid Crisis in Rural Maine
Sept. 18, 2015	D	Ohio-9	Kaptur Welcomes $100,000 Award for Erie County to Combat Opioid amp; Heroin Overdoses, Addiction
Sept. 17, 2015	D	Mass.	Senators Markey, Hatch, Brown, Ayotte, Kirk, and Durbin Hail HHS Announcement to Expand Access to Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addiction
Sept. 17, 2015	D	Ohio	Following Brown’s Urging and Introduction of Bill, Feds Move to Increase Access to Medication-Assisted Therapy to Treat Opioid Addiction
Sept. 16, 2015	D	Del.	Hearing Statement: All Hands on Deck: Working Together to End the Trafficking and Abuse of Prescription Opioids, Heroin, and Fentanyl
Sept. 16, 2015	D	Del.	Hearing Statement: All Hands on Deck: Working Together to End the Trafficking and Abuse of Prescription Opioids, Heroin, and Fentanyl
Sept. 9, 2015	R	Ohio-2	U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bills to Fight Opioid Abuse
Sept. 4, 2015	R	Ky.	Kentucky to Receive Nearly $4 Million to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
Aug. 25, 2015	I	Maine	At Opioid Abuse Roundtable in Brewer, King Underscores Importance of Federal Action to Combat Drug-Related Health & Safety Crisis
Aug. 21, 2015	I	Maine	On Tuesday, King & Director of National Drug Control Policy to Convene Roundtable on Opioid Abuse in Maine
Aug. 18, 2015	D	Ohio	Brown Announces $265,000 White House Award to Help Ohio Counties Combat Opioid Abuse
Aug. 14, 2015	R	Ark.-3	Policy Update: Combatting Opioid Addiction
Aug. 10, 2015	D	Ohio	With Record Number of Ohioans Dying of Drug Overdose, Brown Calls on HHS To Increase Access to Medication-Assisted Therapy to Treat Opioid Addiction
Aug. 3, 2015	D	Va.	Kaine Introduces Legislation To Deter Opioid Abuse
July 22, 2015	D	Mass.-2	McGovern Joins Mass. Delegation in Call for Greater Access to Opioid Overdose Prevention Treatment
July 22, 2015	D	Mass.	Markey Leads Members of Mass. Delegation in Call for Greater Access to Opioid Overdose Prevention Treatment
July 22, 2015	I	Maine	King Works to Protect Infant Children and Mothers from Opioid Dependence
June 23, 2015	D	Va.	Kaine calls for better control of opioids at VA
June 24, 2015	D	Va.	Kaine Introduces VA Reform Bill To Combat Opioid Overmedication
June 25, 2015	D	W.Va.	Senator Manchin Questions VA Officials on Alternatives to Opioids
June 23, 2015	D	Va.	Kaine Introduces Bipartisan VA Reform Legislation To Combat Opioid Overmedication
June 22, 2015	D	Mass.	Markey Commends Governor Baker, AG Healey on Opioid Working Group Recommendations
June 19, 2015	D	Wis.	Support Grows for Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act
June 16, 2015	D	Wis.	U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Announces Major Veterans Legislation to Combat Opioid Abuse
June 10, 2015	D	N.H.-2	During Hearing, Kuster Questions VA Physicians on Role of Opioid Prescriptions in Treating Chronic Pain
June 8, 2015	D	Colo.-1	DeGette Seeks Stronger Labeling of Opioids
June 3, 2015	D	Ore.-3	Representative Blumenauer Amendment to Lower Barriers to Opioid Addiction Treatment
June 1, 2015	D	N.Y.-26	HIGGINS INTRODUCES TREAT ACT TO COMBAT OPIOID & HEROIN ABUSE EPIDEMIC
May 21, 2015	D	Mass.-6	Congressman Seth Moulton Calls for Investigation into the Use of Opioid Painkillers at VA Hospitals Across the Country
April 28, 2015	D	Wis.	Baldwin Secures Independent Review of VA’s Opioid Prescribing Practices
April 24, 2015	D	Conn.	Senator Blumenthal Urges Immediate Action from VA to Address Opioid Over-Prescription and Addiction within VA Health System
April 17, 2015	D	Mass.-1	The Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015
April 17, 2015	D	Va.	Kaine Introduces Legislation To Ensure Careful Review Of New Opioid Drugs
April 2, 2015	R	N.C.-9	ICYMI: Rep. Hudson Hosts Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Roundtable
March 19, 2015	D	Pa.	Casey, McConnell Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Maternal Addiction and Infant Opioid Withdrawal
March 19, 2015	R	Ky.	Senators McConnell and Casey Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Maternal Addiction and Infant Opioid Withdrawal
March 10, 2015	D	N.H.-2	Kuster Urges House Leadership to Prioritize Legislation She Cosponsored to Address Opioid Addiction Epidemic
Dec. 23, 2014	D	Va.	Kaine Weighs In On National Strategy To Prevent Opioid Abuse
July 30, 2014	D	Va.	Kaine Meets With White House Drug Policy Acting Director Michael Botticelli To Discuss Opioid Crisis In Virginia
July 9, 2014	D	Va.	Kaine Applauds New Effort To Curb Heroin, Prescription Opioid Abuse In Virginia

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