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Tyler’s Law

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

US S 921 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
Passed first chamber
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
14
Latest action
Mar 24, 2026

What it does

Tyler’s Law directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study within three years of enactment on fentanyl testing practices in hospital emergency departments, including frequency, costs, benefits, risks, staff training needs, patient experience impacts, and implementation barriers. Based on the study’s findings, the Secretary must issue guidance within nine months on whether emergency departments should routinely test for fentanyl during overdose cases, how to inform healthcare professionals about tested substances, the impact on future overdose risk and health outcomes, and available federal resources to support implementation. The bill affects hospital emergency…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Mar 10, 2025

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Mar 24, 2026

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

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Where it goes next

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