“I want the House to pass this bill. It tells health officials to study whether emergency rooms should regularly test overdose patients for fentanyl.”

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2004) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows:”

“I want the House to pass this bill. It will help hospital emergency rooms better test for and treat fentanyl overdoses so more people do not die.”

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2004, led by the gentleman from California (Mr. Lieu) and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta). Tyler’s Law is named after Tyler Shamash, who suffered from a fatal fentanyl poisoning after doctors did not test for fentanyl when he was admitted to the hospital emergency room. This bill would honor Tyler’s memory by helping prevent more tragedies and ensuring providers are able to provide the best practices when treating cases of potential drug overdoses. I encourage my colleagues to vote for this bill. I can’t stop, Mr. Speaker, without bringing up his mother, Juli, who has spent tireless hours flying from California to D.C.--sometimes, because of our schedule change, on a moment’s notice--to be present for hearings and bringing this story, knowing that it is not going to bring her son back but wanting to prevent other mothers and other people from going through what she has gone through. I appreciate her hard work, and I acknowledge that. I encourage my colleagues to support this bill to honor his legacy and the many families who have suffered similarly. I reserve the balance of my time.”

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“I want the House to pass this bill. We have worked on it for a long time, and I will vote yes.”

“Mr. Speaker, I appreciate all of the moms who have been working with us. We really appreciate their hard work. Our sympathies are with them, and we are glad that their children are being honored tonight. This is final passage, and we have been working on this for quite a while. Mr. Speaker, I encourage a ``yes’’ vote on the bill, I look forward to voting for it in just a couple of seconds, and I yield back the balance of my time.”