Tyler’s Law
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-03-10
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Tyler’s Law” Read the full text
Health
What it does
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
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-03-10
In the House.
Passed the House · 2026-09-15
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
66
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSvia AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
6 filingsEMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATIONvia EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION
6 filingsEMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATIONvia BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
3 filingsAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONvia AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2 filingsAMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTSvia AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS
1 filingSOUTHEAST GEORGIA HOSPITAL SYSTEMvia CAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES
1 filingFrom 19 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625. (2026-09-16).