S957-117 · 117th Congress
Signed
Signed Jul 29, 2021DUMP Opioids Act
Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription Opioids Act or the DUMP Opioids Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each VA medical facility with an on-site pharmacy or a physical location dedicated for law enforcement purposes has a physical location where any individual may dispose of controlled substances medications.
VOTE BREAKDOWN
Final passage · 290 politicians tracked
285
YEA
0
NAY
0
PRESENT
5
NOT VOTING
Dem YEA 144Rep YEA 141
BY PARTY · ✕ NAY ← | → YEA ✓
DEM
0
144
REP
0
141
MONEY ON THIS BILL
Which donor industries fund each side of the vote — total contributions from that industry to those members, all cycles · plus lobbying activity in affected industries
⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries
- 1. Lawyers & Lobbyists$171.6M
- 2. Securities & Investment$123.5M
- 3. Health Services$121.3M
⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries
No data yet.
◎ Lobbying activity by issue area
No bill-issue lobbying matches.
Dollar figures are each industry's total contributions to those members across all tracked cycles — not money given for this specific bill. Statistical patterns in public records; correlation, not causation.
LOBBYING ON THIS BILL
8 federal lobbying reports name this bill in their activity descriptions · LDA disclosures
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS8 reports
A report naming a bill means the organization disclosed lobbying activity on it — the disclosure does not state a position for or against.
INDIVIDUAL VOTES
Recorded positions for tracked politicians
SPONSORS
John Kennedy
R-LA · Primary
SPONSOR FUNDING
Top industries funding Kennedy
Commercial Banks15%
Commercial Banks 15% of classified donations
Party & Leadership15%
Party & Leadership 15% of classified donations
Health Services8%
Health Services 8% of classified donations
Lawyers & Lobbyists8%
Lawyers & Lobbyists 8% of classified donations
Securities & Investment7%
Securities & Investment 7% of classified donations
TRAIL AI
S 957, the DUMP Opioids Act, was introduced by Senator John Kennedy and addresses efforts to combat the opioid crisis through legislative measures. The bill passed with unanimous support, receiving 284 votes in favor and 0 opposed, with 144 Democratic votes and 140 Republican votes. The legislation was signed into law during the 117th Congress.
Based on public voting records. Does not imply causation.
TIMELINE
INTRODUCEDMar 24, 2021
PASSED SENATEApr 22, 2021
SIGNEDJul 29, 2021
DATA SOURCES
Bill data: Congress.gov · 117th–119th Congress (2021–present)
Vote records: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present
Reflects public records. Does not imply causation.