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.

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Date	Member	Party	State / District	Title
June 7, 2018	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	President Answers Brown’s Call for Public Health Awareness Campaign to Fight Opioid Epidemic
June 7, 2018	Todd Young	R	Ind.	Young, Donnelly Introduce Legislation Encouraging Non-Opioid Pain Management Alternatives
June 7, 2018	Brett Guthrie	R	Ky.-2	ICYMI: Guthrie Questions Health Secretary on Opioids, Workforce Development
June 7, 2018	Brett Guthrie	R	Ky.-2	ICYMI: Guthrie Questions Health Secretary on Opioids, Workforce Development
June 7, 2018	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Grassley Statement Ahead of Committee Votes on Circuit, District Court Nominees and Opioid Bill
June 5, 2018	Mitch McConnell	R	Ky.	Important Opioid Research Taking Place in Kentucky
June 4, 2018	Susan Collins	R	Maine	Older Americans and Opioid Misuse: Supporting An Often Overlooked Population in the Opioid Crisis
June 4, 2018	Tom Cole	R	Okla.-4	Congress Is At The Forefront Of The Fight Against Opioids
June 4, 2018	Susan Collins	R	Maine	ICYMI: CBSs 60 Minutes Spotlights Senator Collins Work to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren as a Result of the Opioid Crisis
June 1, 2018	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Q & A: Eye on Opioid Crisis
June 1, 2018	Gary Peters	D	Mich.	Peters Holds Roundtable Discussion on Opioid Epidemic at Gerrish Township Fire Department
June 1, 2018	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	After Securing Federal Investments, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Announces Over $2.4 Million Awarded to Wisconsin Communities to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
May 23, 2018	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	Manchin and Scott Address Opioid Roundtable Hosted by Shatterproof
May 23, 2018	Shelley Moore Capito	R	W.Va.	Capito, Manchin Introduce Bill to Support Treatment for Babies Exposed to Opioids
May 23, 2018	Kevin McCarthy	R	Calif.-20	GOP Leading the Charge Against the Opioid Crisis
May 23, 2018	Angus King	I	Maine	King Re-Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Treatment for Babies Exposed to Opioids
May 23, 2018	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	Brown, Portman, Capito, King, Manchin, Heller, Casey, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Treatment for Babies Exposed To Opioids
May 23, 2018	Sheldon Whitehouse	D	R.I.	Whitehouse Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Treatment for Babies Exposed to Opioids
May 22, 2018	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Grassley, Brown, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Sunshine Bill to Help End the Cycle of Opioid Addiction
May 22, 2018	Brett Guthrie	R	Ky.-2	ICYMI: Guthrie Legislation to Help Women and Infants with Opioid Dependency Passes in Committee
May 22, 2018	Shelley Moore Capito	R	W.Va.	Commerce Committee Approves Capito Bills to Combat Opioid Epidemic, Bridge Digital Divide
May 22, 2018	Brian Higgins	D	N.Y.-26	Higgins Announces Committee Action on Several Pieces of Legislation Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
May 21, 2018	John Moolenaar	R	Mich.-2	Moolenaar Supports Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
May 21, 2018	Maria Cantwell	D	Wash.	Cantwell Opioid Bill Gets Bipartisan Support from 39 Attorneys General
May 21, 2018	Kyrsten Sinema	D	Ariz.	Sinema Bill to Combat Senior Opioid Epidemic Clears Key Hurdle
May 18, 2018	Bill Foster	D	Ill.-11	Foster Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Help Women and Infants with Opioid Dependency
May 18, 2018	Kathy Castor	D	Fla.-14	U.S. Rep. Castor Calls on Congress to Address Opioid Health Crisis
May 18, 2018	Judy Chu	D	Calif.-28	House Committees Unanimously Advance Three Opioid Related Bills Supported by Rep. Chu
May 18, 2018	Larry Bucshon	R	Ind.-8	Energy and Commerce Committee Passes Pair of Opioid-Related Bills Introduced by Dr. Bucshon
May 17, 2018	Bill Cassidy	R	La.	Cassidy, Nelson, Cardin Introduce Legislation to Increase Access to Opioid Treatment
May 17, 2018	Benjamin L. Cardin	D	Md.	Cardin, Cassidy, Nelson Introduce Legislation to Increase Access to Opioid Treatment
May 15, 2018	Martin Heinrich	D	N.M.	Udall, Heinrich, Luján Call for NM Counties to be Prioritized in Federal Funding to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
May 16, 2018	Shelley Moore Capito	R	W.Va.	Capito Chairs Hearing on DHS Efforts to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
May 16, 2018	Shelley Moore Capito	R	W.Va.	Capito Introduces Legislation to Prevent Diversion of Opioids
May 17, 2018	Yvette D. Clarke	D	N.Y.-9	CLARKE, KINZINGER OPIOID LEGISLATION PASSES THROUGH COMMITTEE
May 17, 2018	Robert E. Latta	R	Ohio-5	Latta: E&C Committee Providing Real Solutions to the Opioid Crisis
May 17, 2018	Morgan Griffith	R	Va.-9	Griffith Participates in Markup of Legislation to Address Opioid Crisis
May 17, 2018	John Moolenaar	R	Mich.-2	Moolenaar Supports Legislation Funding the Fight Against the Opioid Crisis
May 17, 2018	Frank Pallone	D	N.J.-6	Pallone Bill to Empower FDA to Combat Illicit Opioid Importation Passes Energy and Commerce Committee
May 16, 2018	Bill Pascrell Jr.	D	N.J.-9	Committee Advances Pascrell Legislation Preventing Synthetic Opioids from Entering United States
May 16, 2018	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	Senator Baldwin Questions Trump Officials on Stopping Flow of Illicit Opioids into America
May 16, 2018	Mike Kelly	R	Pa.-16	Ways & Means Committee Advances Kelly Bill to Protect Seniors from Opioid Abuse
May 16, 2018	Dianne Feinstein	D	Calif.	Feinstein, Grassley, Capito, Durbin Introduce Bill to Prevent Diversion of Opioids
May 16, 2018	Vern Buchanan	R	Fla.-16	Buchanan Bill Creates National Opioid Database
May 15, 2018	Ben Ray Luján	D	N.M.	Udall, Heinrich, Lujn Call for NM Counties to be Prioritized in Federal Funding to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
May 15, 2018	Scott Peters	D	Calif.-50	Reps. Peters & Bucshon Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Provide Seniors with Innovative, Non-Opioid Pain Management Options
May 11, 2018	Bill Pascrell Jr.	D	N.J.-9	Pascrell, Pallone Discuss Legislation to Combat Illicit Opioid Importation at International Mail Center
May 11, 2018	Frank Pallone	D	N.J.-6	Pallone & Pascrell Tour NJ International Mail Center and Discuss Legislation to Combat Illicit Opioid Importation
May 11, 2018	Mike Lee	R	Utah	Together We Can Beat the Opioid Epidemic
May 10, 2018	Ben Ray Luján	D	N.M.	Lujn Advances Four Bills to Address Opioid Crisis

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