Congressman Rogers also voted in support of the following legislation this year, among others, to help strengthen Rural America: Legislation to combat the opioid epidemic in rural areas, including the HALT Fentanyl Act and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act to stop the flow of illicit fentanyl into our rural communities;
Support legislative efforts to combat the opioid epidemic in rural areas and stop the flow of illicit fentanyl into rural communities.
Occurrences
attack the problem through investigations, treatment and education.
Evidence
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Official House issue page states that combating illegal drugs and substance use disorder is one of Rogers's top priorities. It says Southern and Eastern Kentucky was once the nation's painkiller capital, that he launched Operation UNITE, secured federal support for prescription drug monitoring programs, and supported the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, the 21st Century Cures Act, and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. The page's related news also lists a June 4, 2025 post on House passage of the SUPPORT Act and an April 24, 2025 national drug summit.
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Rogers's official issue page says combating illegal drugs and substance use disorder has been a priority for more than two decades. It describes his role in launching Operation UNITE in 32 Kentucky counties, securing federal support for prescription drug monitoring, and supporting CARA, the 21st Century Cures Act, and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. It also says 'much work remains' on the drug-abuse fight.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 399 on S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, as passed 407-5. The member list records Rogers (KY), Republican, Kentucky, voting Yea.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 592 on H.R. 34 as passed 392-26. The member list records Rogers (KY), Republican, Kentucky, voting Aye.
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GovInfo bill text identifies Public Law 115-271 as the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, enacted to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment. Its table of contents includes opioid treatment via telehealth, treatment in rural health clinics, fentanyl laboratory detection, and synthetics trafficking prevention provisions.
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The House Clerk's 2018 roll-call index records Roll Call 288 on H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, as passed on June 22, 2018.
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Rogers's office reported that he co-founded the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit with Operation UNITE to generate policy and legislation through law enforcement, treatment, and education. The same release reported a CDC overdose-death decline but also discussed fentanyl being trafficked into communities and continued work on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
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Rogers's issue page says Operation UNITE has helped jail nearly 4,500 drug dealers, remove more than $12.6 million worth of illegal drugs from streets, provide treatment vouchers, and support drug courts and youth programs in eastern Kentucky.
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The same official page says the opioid crisis spread nationally and continued taking more than 100,000 American lives every year, then concludes that great strides have been made but 'much work remains.'
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Rogers's office said he voted in 2026 for rural-support legislation and also supported legislation to combat the opioid epidemic in rural areas, specifically including the HALT Fentanyl Act and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, framed as efforts to stop illicit fentanyl from flowing into rural communities.
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The House Oversight Committee announced an investigation into DEA fentanyl-interdiction practices, alleging that fentanyl shipments were allowed to remain in criminal custody and reach U.S. communities between 2023 and 2025.
Assessments
Rogers has materially supported substantial federal and rural anti-opioid efforts, including votes for CARA, the 21st Century Cures Act, and the SUPPORT Act, plus Operation UNITE and later support for fentanyl-focused legislation such as the HALT Fentanyl Act and SUPPORT Act reauthorization. That satisfies the promise's legislative-support component and shows serious sustained effort. But the promised result of stopping illicit fentanyl flow into rural communities is not fully delivered: Rogers's own materials describe the crisis as ongoing, and oversight evidence shows fentanyl interdiction remained an active federal problem in 2026. Because meaningful progress and candidate-specific legislative action exist but the full outcome remains unmet, partial credit is appropriate.
Rogers has substantial evidence of supporting legislative and programmatic efforts against opioid abuse in rural Kentucky, including backing the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, the 21st Century Cures Act, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, prescription drug monitoring support, and Operation UNITE. That satisfies a meaningful share of the promise's legislative-support component. But the broader promised result of stopping the flow of illicit fentanyl into rural communities is not shown as achieved; the evidence points to continuing work rather than a completed outcome. On balance, this is partial fulfillment with the strongest evidence landing in later-term activity.