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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 3130

Congress Proposes FACTS Act to Fund Fentanyl Education and Prevention in Public Schools

FACTS Act

11 months ago·View on Congress.gov
Part of: Congress Targets School Overdoses with Fentanyl Education and Naloxone Grants
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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • This bill, introduced in Congress, creates a pilot program to help schools and health agencies work together to stop fentanyl and synthetic opioid misuse among students. It would provide three-year grants to up to 25 partnerships to develop classroom materials, workshops for families, and peer-to-peer counseling.
  • The policy allows school-based health centers to use federal funds to buy Naloxone, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses. It also requires schools to train teachers, principals, and other staff on how to spot and prevent drug misuse.
  • To better understand the crisis, the bill requires national surveys and school safety reports to specifically track how often students encounter or use synthetic opioids. A new national task force, including parents who have lost children to overdoses, would be formed to create a national strategy for youth prevention.
  • If passed, the program would begin in 2026. While the bill doesn't list a specific total dollar amount, it authorizes the government to spend the money necessary to fund the grants and research through 2028.
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
May 1, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

May 1, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

2026-01-01

National surveys begin tracking youth synthetic opioid use

The Monitoring the Future survey and Youth Risk Behavior Survey will start asking students specifically about fentanyl and synthetic opioids, giving the public better data on how widespread the problem is among young people.

90 days after enactment

Interagency Task Force established and begins developing national youth prevention strategy

A new federal task force — including parents who lost children to fentanyl — would be formed within 90 days of the bill becoming law to create a coordinated national plan for preventing youth synthetic opioid misuse.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

FACTS Act

Bill NumberHR 3130
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(8)
D: 3R: 5

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