Hearing on Policies to Protect Our Communities From Illicit Drug Threats

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The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing on Thursday, March 25, 2026, at 2 p.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Policies to Protect Our Communities From Illicit Drug Threats.” Witnesses Scott Oulton President, INTR3PID Solutions LLC K. Fred Gingrich II, DVM Executive Director, American Association of Bovine Practitioners Dennis Lemma Sheriff; Former President Seminole County, Florida; Major County Sheriffs of America Nabarun Dasgupta, PhD, MPH Senior Scientist and Gillings Innovation Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Yngvild Olsen, MD, MPH Former Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; National Advisor Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Manatt Health Legislation H.R. 1266, the Combatting Illicit Xylazine Act H.R. 5630, To amend the Public Health Service Act to require additional information in State plans for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services block grants H.R. 5629, To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled “Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder”, except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect. H.R. 2004, Tyler’s Law H.R. 7970, the STOP Nitazenes Act H.R. 8000, the END 7-OH Act H.R. 7184, the PRESS Act H.R. 8005, the Stop Pills That Kill Act H.R. 5880, the Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act H.R. 1227, the Alternatives to Pain Act H.R. 2715, the Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act H.R. 1561, the ALERT Communities Act H.R. 7994, the HERO Act H.R. 7407, the Prohibiting Tianeptine and Other Dangerous Products Act of 2026 https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-policies-protect-our-communities-illicit-drug-threats