The Fight Against Fentanyl Act would expand how local law enforcement and criminal justice agencies can spend federal grant money from the Byrne JAG program, a longstanding funding source for state and local crime prevention efforts. Specifically, the bill would allow these agencies to use their Byrne JAG grants to purchase fentanyl testing kits and opioid reversal agents like naloxone. This change would affect police departments, sheriffs' offices, and other local law enforcement agencies across the country that receive this federal funding. The bill does not establish new funding or specify an amount dedicated to these purchases, but rather permits existing grant money to be redirected toward these harm reduction tools in communities dealing with fentanyl and opioid overdoses.
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