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
April 26, 2019	Brian Higgins	D	N.Y.-26	Higgins & Poloncarz Announce Federal Grant to Expand Services in Buffalos Opioid Intervention Court
April 18, 2019	Charles E. Schumer	D	N.Y.	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $86 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TO WORK WITH HARD HIT NY UPSTATE COUNTIES TO COMBAT SPIKING OPIOID EPIDEMIC DEATHS
April 19, 2019	Kirsten E. Gillibrand	D	N.Y.	Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $86 Million In Federal Funding For Columbia University To Work With Hard Hit Ny Counties To Combat Spiking Opioid Epidemic Deaths
April 16, 2019	Tim Walberg	R	Mich.-5	Monroe News: Redoubling our efforts to fight the opioid crisis
April 19, 2019	David Trone	D	Md.-6	Trone Hosts Opioid Epidemic Workshop with 264 People, Joined by Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford
April 16, 2019	David Trone	D	Md.-6	Rep. Trone Announces Tour of District and Resource Workshop Focusing on Opioid Epidemic
April 12, 2019	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	WISN: Senator Baldwin's Legislation Targets Foreign Mail Containing Opioids
April 11, 2019	Bill Cassidy	R	La.	Cassidy, Baldwin Reintroduce Legislation Targeting Foreign Mail Containing Illicit Opioids
April 11, 2019	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	Baldwin, Cassidy Reintroduce Legislation Targeting Foreign Mail Containing Illicit Opioids
April 10, 2019	Seth Moulton	D	Mass.-6	Moulton, Buchanan Introduce Bill to Combat Chinese Opioids
April 10, 2019	Vern Buchanan	R	Fla.-16	Buchanan, Moulton Introduce Bill to Combat Chinese Opioids
April 8, 2019	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez pushing bill that would curb synthetic opioid trafficking
April 8, 2019	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez Takes Opioid Fight Directly to China—World’s Largest Fentanyl Producer
Sept. 26, 2018	Paul Tonko	D	N.Y.-20	Tonko, Lujn Addiction Treatment Bill Included in Opioid Package Agreement
Sept. 26, 2018	Ben Ray Luján	D	N.M.	Tonko, Lujn Addiction Treatment Bill Included in Opioid Package Agreement
Sept. 26, 2018	Ken Buck	R	Colo.-4	Buck Language Makes Final Bicameral, Bipartisan Opioid Agreement
Sept. 26, 2018	Jerrold Nadler	D	N.Y.-12	House Committee Leaders Announce Support for Opioid Package
Sept. 18, 2018	Donald W. Norcross	D	N.J.-1	Norcross Opioid Bills Move Forward in Senate
Sept. 25, 2018	Mark Warner	D	Va.	Sen. Warner Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Treatment for Opioid Abuse
Sept. 26, 2018	Robert E. Latta	R	Ohio-5	Latta-authored INFO Act Included in Final Opioid Package
Sept. 25, 2018	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Grassley, Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Treatment for Opioid Abuse
Sept. 19, 2018	Rick Crawford	R	Ark.-1	Arkansas Community Health Centers Awarded Nearly $3 Million to Combat Opioid Addiction
Sept. 25, 2018	Sheldon Whitehouse	D	R.I.	Delegation, Raimondo Announce $12.6 Million for RI Opioids Fight
Sept. 24, 2018	Mark Warner	D	Va.	Warner & Kaine Announce Va. Will Receive More Than $6 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis
Sept. 24, 2018	Martin Heinrich	D	N.M.	Udall, Heinrich, Luján Announce $400,000 in Rural Opioid Grants for Rio Arriba County
Sept. 24, 2018	Ben Ray Luján	D	N.M.	Udall, Heinrich, Lujn Announce $400,000 in Rural Opioid Grants for Rio Arriba County
Sept. 21, 2018	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	Manchin and Capito Announce $35 Million to Fight the Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia
Sept. 24, 2018	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	Brown Announces Federal HIDTA Designation to Help Butler County Address Opioid Crisis
Sept. 24, 2018	Tim Kaine	D	Va.	Warner & Kaine Announce Va. Will Receive More Than $6 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis
Sept. 21, 2018	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez, Booker, Murphy Announce Over $30 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis in New Jersey
Sept. 21, 2018	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Feds grant $30.6M to NJ to combat opioid problem
Sept. 24, 2018	Shelley Moore Capito	R	W.Va.	Capito Op-Ed: West Virginia Challenges, Solutions Help Shape Opioids Fight
Sept. 24, 2018	Raja Krishnamoorthi	D	Ill.-8	Congressman Krishnamoorthi Applauds Increased Funding To Combat Opioid Abuse Among Veterans
Sept. 24, 2018	Roger Wicker	R	Miss.	Wicker Supports New Effort to Fight Opioid Abuse
Sept. 21, 2018	Cindy Hyde-Smith	R	Miss.	HYDE-SMITH CALLS FOR “ALL-HANDS-ON-DECK APPROACH” TO FIGHTING MISSISSIPPI'S OPIOID PROBLEM
Sept. 21, 2018	Shelley Moore Capito	R	W.Va.	Capito, Manchin Announce $35 Million to Fight the Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia
Sept. 21, 2018	Chris Van Hollen	D	Md.	Van Hollen: Senate Passage of Opioid Legislation Includes Important Resources for Maryland
Sept. 21, 2018	Joe Courtney	D	Conn.-2	Courtney Announces Nearly $600,000 in Federal Opioid Funding for Eastern Connecticut
Sept. 21, 2018	John Thune	R	S.D.	Fighting the Opioid Crisis Head On
Sept. 17, 2018	Mark Warner	D	Va.	Warner & Kaine Praise Senate Passage of Comprehensive Opioid & Substance Abuse Bill That Included Their Own Legislation
Sept. 21, 2018	Mike Lee	R	Utah	A Community Based Response to the Opioid Crisis
Sept. 20, 2018	Tim Scott	R	S.C.	Senate Passes Two Scott Bills in Landmark Opioid Crisis Package
Sept. 21, 2018	Josh Gottheimer	D	N.J.-5	Gottheimer Secures More Than $500,000 To Fight Opioid Crisis in North Jersey
Sept. 21, 2018	Todd Young	R	Ind.	Indiana to Receive More Than $18 Million from HHS to Support Opioid Treatment Services
Sept. 21, 2018	Robert B. Aderholt	R	Ala.-4	Aderholt Announces $1.1 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis in North Alabama
Sept. 21, 2018	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Announces More Than $20 Million Awarded to Wisconsin Communities to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
Sept. 21, 2018	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	WTVO: Senator Baldwin’s Reforms Pass Senate to Fight Opioid Epidemic
Sept. 21, 2018	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Works to Fund Opioid Abuse Treatment and Prevention, Increase NIH funding and Support Family Caregivers
Sept. 20, 2018	Sheldon Whitehouse	D	R.I.	Whitehouse, Portman Call on House-Senate Negotiators to Strengthen Opioids Bill With CARA 2.0 Provisions
Sept. 20, 2018	Christopher H. Smith	R	N.J.-4	#NotEvenOnceOpioid Crisis Brings Officers into the Classroom

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