We must continue working to reduce stigma and expand access to lifesaving treatment and care.
Continue working to reduce stigma around addiction and expand access to lifesaving treatment and care, including prevention, harm reduction, and recovery supports for opioid use disorder.
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Evidence
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GovInfo lists H. Res. 1503 as introduced in the House on August 31, 2026, sponsored by Lori Trahan, with the action that Trahan submitted the resolution and it was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Trahan's office said she and bipartisan task force co-chairs introduced legislation to commemorate Overdose Awareness Day, destigmatize addiction and seeking treatment, and support prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery from opioid use disorder.
Assessments
Trahan materially advanced the stated priorities in her federal House role by sponsoring H. Res. 1503 on August 31, 2026, which explicitly addressed overdose awareness, reducing stigma around substance use disorders, and supporting prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery. However, the evidence shows only an introduced House resolution referred to committee, not enacted legislation or a funded/access-expanding program that delivered treatment and care. This supports partial credit for continued work and serious effort, but not full delivery of the promised access expansion.