OPIOIDS Act

HR 3150, the OPIOIDS Act, provides federal grants to states, territories, and localities to improve tracking of opioid overdoses through better data systems, including postmortem testing and linking health and death records. It funds law enforcement training for overdose identification, forensic lab upgrades for timely data reporting to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System, and first responder safety equipment for fentanyl exposure. The bill mandates that grant recipients submit overdose data to this central system and requires the DEA to develop uniform data standards for purity, formulation, and weight reporting. These provisions directly affect state/local health agencies, law enforcement, and forensic labs by enhancing data collection and sharing for opioid overdose response.