A resolution supporting the mission and goals of National Fentanyl Awareness Day in 2023, including increasing individual and public awareness of the impact of fake or counterfeit fentanyl pills on families and young people.
SRES 215 is a Senate resolution designating May 9, 2023, as National Fentanyl Awareness Day. It supports raising public awareness about the dangers of fake or counterfeit fentanyl pills, which are often disguised as legitimate medications and contribute to overdose deaths. The resolution encourages existing law enforcement efforts to combat counterfeit pill distribution and acknowledges the severe impact of fentanyl on young people, citing statistics on rising overdose deaths. It does not create new laws or funding but formally recognizes the issue through congressional support.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
President
Introduced May 17, 2023
Last action May 17, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Amendments
1
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1712; text: CR S1709)
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1712; text: CR S1709)
upper
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 48 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
Deb Fischer
RRepublican
Co
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Gary C. Peters
DDemocratic
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