“I urge the Senate to swiftly pass this legislation, and I’ll continue pushing forward comprehensive solutions that will combat our ongoing addiction epidemic.”
Continue pushing comprehensive solutions to combat the addiction epidemic.
Occurrences
Evidence
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This week the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which was introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas(NH-01) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta(CA-19), unanimously passed the House of Representatives. This bill would list xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance while protecting the drug’s legal use by veterinarians, farmers, and ranchers. The legislation now heads to the Senate for consideration.
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Mr. Pappas (for himself and Ms. Goodlander) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Workforce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
Assessments
The verified commitment was a broad pledge to continue pushing comprehensive addiction-epidemic solutions. Verified evidence shows Pappas materially acted by introducing a bill, so effort is credited. But the verified passage only proves introduction and committee referral, not enactment or a documented partial outcome combating the addiction epidemic; an attempt without enactment remains unresolved absent an expired deadline.