Washington, D.C. — Today, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline has launched its new 3-digit number, 9-8-8. Available 24/7/365, this free and confidential hotline will be available for anyone in the United States experiencing a mental health, substance abuse, or suicide crisis. Additionally, veterans can now use the same 3-digit number, followed by pressing 1 to reach the Veterans Crisis Hotline... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (W.Va.-01) today voted in favor of the Mental Health and Well-Being Act (H.R. 7666), which passed the House of Representatives. The bill would improve access to care for substance abuse and mental health in communities across the country and in West Virginia. The underlying bill included several provisions championed by Rep. McKinley. He also ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) is joined by Congressman Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.), to introduce the Domain Reform for Unlawful Drug Sellers (DRUGS) Act. This bill will ensure social media platforms and websites are held accountable for failing to prevent the sale of dangerous illegal drugs on their platforms. “West Virginia has the highest per capita opioid overdose de... Read more »
Washington, DC - David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) announces his co-sponsorship of the HALT Fentanyl Act, which will equip law enforcement with the tools they need to go after drug traffickers pushing deadly fentanyl into communities across the U.S. The emergency class-wide scheduling for fentanyl-related substances is set to expire on February 18, 2022. There are deadly consequences if Speaker Pelo... Read more »
Washington, DC – This week Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) issued a pair of letters to Biden Administration Officials, pressing them for information related to illicit drugs, including Chinese fentanyl, coming across the U.S. Southern Border. “America has hit another tragic milestone: 100,000 drug overdose deaths reported in a one-year period and West Virginia sadly tops the list with... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman McKinley released draft legislation to remove liability protections for social media and hold them accountable for the sale of illegal drugs on their sites. It is part of a comprehensive package of bills released by Energy and Commerce Republicans that are focused on holding Big Tech accountable by improving transparency and content moderation accountability, re... Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman David McKinley (WV-01) introduced a resolution to promote drug takeback programs with Congressman David Trone (MD-06). The resolution would encourage state and local governments to use a portion of proceeds from any litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors to increase participation in drug take back programs. These programs facilitate the safe di... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. David B. McKinley (R-WV) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) introduced the Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through (PROTECT) 340B Act, which would prohibit pharmaceutical companies and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from hurting hospitals and other providers that participate in the 340B drug pricing program. This legislation is in response to concerns from ... Read more »
WASHINGTON– Today, U.S. Representative David McKinley joined with Rep. David Trone (D-MD) in introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) 3.0 Act. Co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and fellow co-chairs of the Addiction, Treatment, and Recov... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House passed Rep. David B. McKinley’s (R-W.Va) Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act (H.R. 786), which will require drug manufacturers, distributors and other Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrants to not only report but halt suspicious orders. This will help prevent massive amounts of pills from flooding communities, like they did at the outs... Read more »
