A resolution designating August 21, 2026, as "Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day".
This Senate resolution designates August 21, 2026, as Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day to honor victims of illicit fentanyl overdose and highlight the dangers of the synthetic opioid. The bill acknowledges that fentanyl is a potent drug often mixed with other substances or pressed into counterfeit pills, contributing significantly to recent overdose deaths in the United States. It encourages citizens, schools, and organizations to participate in educational activities and promote drug-free lifestyles on this specific date.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Aug 2026
House Passage
President
Introduced Aug 7, 2026
Last action Aug 7, 2026
Floor votes
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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2
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Amendments
1
Aug 7, 2026
Introduced
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4553; text: CR S4569-4570)
upper
Aug 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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