U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat from Georgia, is co-sponsoring a new bipartisan act meant to help reduce opioid deaths.
The act is called the Overcoming Prevalent Inadequacies in Overdose Information Data Sets Act of 2025, or the OPIOIDS Act. It was first introduced by Senators Rick Scott, a Republican from Florida, and Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont.
If passed, the act would provide grants to states to improve the reporting process for opioid overdoses. A DEA-sponsored study suggests that, since reporting to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System is voluntary, not all drugs are reported or even tested by laboratories.
Grants provided by the OPIOIDS Act would incentivize federal and state agencies’ efforts to collect and share drug data.
The act, introduced on February 18, 2025, is currently under legislative review
