build on our efforts to end the opioid epidemic
Build on efforts to end the opioid epidemic.
Occurrences
and build on our efforts to end the opioid epidemic.
Evidence
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In Congress, I have also championed legislation to: ... Address the opioid epidemic and increase penalties for fentanyl.
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Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] (Introduced 05/07/2018) ... Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Passed House.
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Vote Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended ... Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate Disposal and Packaging Act of 2018 ... Status: Passed
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I've also sponsored the HALT Fentanyl Act to increase penalties on the lethal opioid which has entered the U.S. through our border at record rates.
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By Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself, ... Mr. Hudson, ... ) ... Passed House amended, H533 [6FE].
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Latest Action: 07/16/2025 Became Public Law No: 119-26. Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Became Law.
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Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]* | 01/03/2025
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GovInfo lists Public Law 119-26, the HALT Fentanyl Act, approved July 16, 2025, with the full title: An act to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
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The House Clerk records S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, as passed on June 12, 2025, 321-104; the member vote table lists Hudson, Republican, North Carolina, voting Yea.
Assessments
Hudson promised to build on efforts addressing the opioid epidemic, a broad federal policy commitment rather than a pledge to fully end the crisis. The HALT Fentanyl Act became Public Law 119-26 on July 16, 2025, creating a concrete federal fentanyl-related controlled-substances action. Hudson had direct candidate credit because he was an original cosponsor of the House version and voted for final House passage of S.331 before enactment. Because the enacted outcome occurred in a later House term relative to some earlier opioid efforts, timing is later_term.
Hudson made concrete federal legislative efforts on opioid and fentanyl policy, including sponsoring the SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act in 2018, which passed the House, and later serving as an original cosponsor/material supporter of the HALT Fentanyl Act, which became Public Law 119-26 in July 2025. Because the promise was phrased as building on efforts to end the opioid epidemic rather than fully ending it, these actions satisfy the pledge. Full delivery is best credited in a later term because the clearest enacted result came in 2025, while earlier same-term activity showed serious effort but did not become law.
Hudson took concrete legislative actions related to the opioid epidemic, including introducing the SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act in 2018, which passed the House, and backing fentanyl-focused legislation such as the HALT Fentanyl Act. These actions plausibly build on anti-opioid efforts, but the evidence does not show enactment of his 2018 bill into law or a fully delivered policy outcome that would amount to ending the opioid epidemic. The promise is broad and ongoing, so the record supports partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.