U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB921: Tyler’s Law
Status: Passed one chamber, March 23, 2026
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
An act To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose, and for other purposes.
From the engrossed text, March 23, 2026:
AN ACT To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Tyler's Law . SECTION 2. Testing for fentanyl in hospital emergency departments (a) Study Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and in coordination with other Federal departments, agencies, or stakeholders, as appropriate, shall complete a study to determine-- (1) how frequently hospital emergency departments test for fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances when a patient is experiencing an overdose, and test for other controlled substances related to such an overdose; (2) scenarios in which hospital emergency departments do not administer tests for fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances when a patient is experiencing an overdose, or for other controlled substances related to such an overdose; (3) the costs associated with such testing for fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances; (4) the potential benefits and risks for patients receiving such testing for fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances; (5) potential staff training needs to support testing for fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances; (6) how testing for fentanyl or fentanyl-related …
Sponsors
- Banks, Jim (R) · primary sponsor
- Padilla, Alex (D, SD-CA)
- Grassley, Chuck (R, SD-IA)
- Warner, Mark (D)
- Young, Todd (R)
- Scott, Rick (R)
- Markwayne Mullin (R, SD-OK)
- Kim, Andy (D)
- Klobuchar, Amy (D)
- Warnock, Raphael (D)
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH)
- Moody, Ashley (R)
Latest actions
- : Held at the desk.
- : Received in the House.
- : Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- : Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1559-1560; text: CR S1559-1560)
- : Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.
- : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Hospital care, Emergency medical services and trauma care, Drug, alcohol, tobacco use, Medical tests and diagnostic methods, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations, Health
Common questions
- What is SB921?
- SB921 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Tyler’s Law.
- What does SB921 do?
- In its own words: An act To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB921?
- Passed one chamber as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Held at the desk. (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB921?
- Banks, Jim (R), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB921?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/921
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