House Passes Bill to Stop Flow of Synthetic Opioids Through International Mail System

6/14/2018 WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Synthetic Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 (H.R. 5788), sponsored by Congressmen Mike Bishop (MI-08) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), to prevent the shipment of synthetic opioids into the United States through the international mail system. Specifically, this bill would require the […]

House, Senate Release New Agreement to Combat Shipment of Opioids Through the mail

Today, the House and Senate released the new bipartisan, bicameral agreement on the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act, sponsored in the House by Congressman Mike Bishop, to help prevent the shipment of synthetic opioids into the United States through the international mail system. Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI), Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Sen. Rob […]

Senator Portman Urges Senate to Pass the STOP Act to Help Combat Opioids Epidemic

5/24/2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor today discussing the opioid epidemic gripping Ohio—and our country—and his bipartisan bill that will give law enforcement the tools they need to help identify and stop synthetic opioids from being shipped into the U.S. The Synthetics Trafficking & Overdose Prevention (STOP) […]