The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2025
HR 2351 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Addison McDowell (R)

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes.

Requires the Coast Guard to provide naloxone at all installations and track overdose medication use.

Tradeoff

Directs the Coast Guard to stock overdose-reversal medication and report on substance use among personnel. No fiscal cost stated in available data.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs $1 million over 2025-2030 period, subject to .

The $1 million is just the federal cost to implement and track naloxone distribution across Coast Guard facilities—the policy's real impact is ensuring overdose medication is available at Coast Guard locations.

H.R. 2351, a bill to direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes · May 2025

Passed the House by on June 9, 2025 — now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Mar 26, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure(Mar 26, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Apr 2, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-149.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 9, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jun 10, 2025)