H. R. 5252

HOPE Act

Shown here: Introduced in House (2025-09-10)

To amend the 21st Century Cares Act to clarify that certain grants for State and Tribal response to opioid use disorders may be used for certain activities related to public access opioid overdose reversal kits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Having Overdose Protection Equipment Act” or the “HOPE Act”.

2. Use of certain State and Tribal grant funds for public access opioid overdose reversal kits

Section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3a) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by inserting “and other activities related to acquiring, making available, and maintaining public access opioid overdose reversal kits” after “primary prevention activities”; and

(2) in subsection (h)—

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;

(B) by transferring paragraph (4), as so redesignated, so as to appear after paragraph (3); and

(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

(2) Public access opioid overdose reversal kit
The term public access opioid overdose reversal kit means a kit that includes—
(A) opioid overdose reversal medication; and
(B) instructions on how to administer such medication.

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