{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=210", "Congressman Fry and Congressman Gallego Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Study the Effects of the Fentanyl Crisis on Taxpayers in America", "2023-08-18", "2023", "2023-08", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Russell Fry", "F000478", "fry.house.gov", "fry", "https://fry.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Congressman Russell Fry (R-SC) and Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Study the Effects of the Fentanyl Crisis on Taxpayers in America\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Russell Fry (R-SC) and Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the Fentanyl Crisis Research and Evaluation Act. This legislation requires the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on how the fentanyl crisis is affecting various sectors of our society to understand its implications on American taxpayers.\n\nIn an Axios-Ipsos poll published just yesterday, Americans said opioids and fentanyl are the number one health threat in this country. In order for the government to present solutions to combat the fentanyl crisis head-on, it is important to understand its effects.\n\nSpecifically, this legislation requires the Comptroller General to study the effects of the fentanyl crisis in seven different areas, including \u2014 the labor market, industry sectors, federal tax revenue, federal benefits programs, federal health programs, housing instability, and state finances, including the resulting effect on the federal government.\n\nIt also requires the Comptroller General to provide recommendations on how the federal government can better assist the states and address the fentanyl crisis more efficiently.\n\n\u201cFentanyl is the deadliest drug our country has faced, and it has taken the lives of too many Americans,\u201d said Congressman Russell Fry. \u201cI\u2019m proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation that will give the federal government a deeper understanding of the implications of this ongoing crisis. There is no other study that includes the specific information that this legislation requires. It\u2019s important for lawmakers to understand the effects of this deadly drug on our country so we can pinpoint solutions to address it.\u201d\n\n\u201cTo combat the fentanyl crisis effectively, we need to understand the full scope of the problem,\u201d said Congressman Ruben Gallego. \u201cBy reporting on the impacts of the fentanyl crisis on the labor market, health programs, housing, and more, the Fentanyl Crisis Research and Evaluation Act will give Congress the information we need to mitigate the burden on states and the American people. I\u2019m proud to have worked on a bipartisan basis with Rep. Fry to introduce this bill.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=210"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8610067889094353, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}