Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024
This bill reauthorizes the Office of National Drug Control Policy through 2031 with updated definitions and expanded focus on harm reduction. Key provisions include requiring the Director to submit a report on opioid overdose reversal medications like naloxone, increasing funding for fentanyl interdiction activities ($5 million minimum annually), and expanding data collection requirements on drug use patterns and treatment effectiveness. The bill updates definitions to better address emerging drug threats and precursor chemicals, and mandates a Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy to address drug trafficking through the Caribbean region. It affects federal agencies involved in drug control, law enforcement, and public health, requiring coordinated efforts to reduce drug use and improve access to life-saving treatments.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Sep 16, 2024
Last action Dec 9, 2024
Floor votes · House Dec 5, 2024
How they voted
399–1
Passed · 32 other
Total votes 432
Dec 5, 2024
D
Democratic213
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican218
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Dec 9, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Dec 5, 2024
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 1 (Roll no. 485). (text: 12/4/2024 CR H6319-6322)
lower
Dec 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 1 (Roll no. 485). (text: 12/4/2024 CR H6319-6322)
lower
Dec 4, 2024
Introduced
Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Sep 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Sep 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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.
lower
Sep 16, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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