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H.R. 2004 · 119th Congress

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Passed HouseHealth
IntroducedMar 10, 2025
Passed HouseSep 15, 2026
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Passed House. Latest step, Sep 16, 2026: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625.

What it does

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Tyler’s Law

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete, within one year after the bill’s enactment, a study on how frequently Medicare-participating hospital emergency departments test for fentanyl in patients experiencing an overdose, the costs associated with such testing, and how such testing may impact patients.

Within six months after the study’s completion and based on its results, HHS must issue guidance regarding (1) whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose, (2) how to ensure clinicians know which substances they are testing for in routine drug tests, and (3) how fentanyl testing may affect the future risk of overdose and other health outcomes.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 10, 2025).

Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

What has happened

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  1. Sep 16, 2026Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625.Senate
  2. Sep 15, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
  3. Sep 15, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5673)House floor actions
  4. Sep 15, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.Library of Congress
  5. Sep 15, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2004.House floor actions
  6. Sep 15, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5673-5674)House floor actions
  7. Sep 15, 2026Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.House floor actions
  8. Sep 14, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 716.House floor actions
  9. Sep 14, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-817.House floor actions
  10. Sep 14, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-817.Library of Congress
  11. Jul 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.House committee actions
  12. Jul 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHouse committee actions
  13. Jul 20, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHouse committee actions
  14. Jun 25, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.House committee actions
  15. Jun 25, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHouse committee actions
  16. Mar 10, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.House floor actions
  17. Mar 10, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
  18. Mar 10, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
  19. Mar 10, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

  • Mark Alford R-MO-4
  • Don Bacon R-NE-2
  • Troy Balderson R-OH-12
  • Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA-44
  • Joyce Beatty D-OH-3
  • Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL-12
  • Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. R-PA-8
  • Nikki Budzinski D-IL-13
  • Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL-20
  • Juan Ciscomani R-AZ-6
  • Angie Craig D-MN-2
  • Dan Crenshaw R-TX-2
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  • Sharice Davids D-KS-3
  • Monica De La Cruz R-TX-15
  • Madeleine Dean D-PA-4
  • Debbie Dingell D-MI-6
  • Neal P. Dunn R-FL-2
  • Gabe Evans R-CO-8
  • Randy Fine R-FL-6
  • Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA-1
  • Russell Fry R-SC-7
  • Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5
  • Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ-7
  • Chrissy Houlahan D-PA-6
  • Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA-37
  • Robin L. Kelly D-IL-2
  • Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY-26
  • Young Kim R-CA-40
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL-8
  • Greg Landsman D-OH-1
  • Robert E. Latta R-OH-5
  • Michael Lawler R-NY-17
  • Ryan Mackenzie R-PA-7
  • Sarah McBride D-DE-At Large
  • Jennifer L. McClellan D-VA-4
  • Robert Menendez D-NJ-8
  • Daniel Meuser R-PA-9
  • Carol D. Miller R-WV-1
  • Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA-1
  • Cory Mills R-FL-7
  • Tim Moore R-NC-14
  • Joe Neguse D-CO-2
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
  • Zachary Nunn R-IA-3
  • Jay Obernolte R-CA-23
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY-14
  • Chris Pappas D-NH-1
  • Scott H. Peters D-CA-50
  • August Pfluger R-TX-11
  • Raul Ruiz D-CA-25
  • John H. Rutherford R-FL-5
  • Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL-9
  • Kim Schrier D-WA-8
  • Darren Soto D-FL-9
  • Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY-3
  • Dina Titus D-NV-1
  • Paul Tonko D-NY-20
  • Lori Trahan D-MA-3
  • David G. Valadao R-CA-22
  • Gabe Vasquez D-NM-2
  • Marc A. Veasey D-TX-33
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL-25
  • Randy K. Weber, Sr. R-TX-14
  • Joe Wilson R-SC-2
  • Rudy Yakym III R-IN-2