House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 28, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 25, 2018 — Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3545.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 128, July 28, 2017, Page H6577):The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 133 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3545, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3545
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
37 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 13 Democrats
13 of 37 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), George Holding (R-NC), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Seth Moulton (D-MA) and 7 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Murphy.
- H.R. 1950 (115th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Police…
- H.Res. 428 (115th) Expressing support for the designation of "National Eating Disorders Awareness Week" and supporting the goals and ideals to raise…
- H.Res. 320 (115th) Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month".
- H.R. 1122 (115th) SPARC Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.