Legislation aimed at reducing addiction and deadly overdoses from opioids sailed through its final congressional hurdle on Wednesday, and was headed to President Trump’s desk for his signature.

The Senate passed the legislation, called the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, on Wednesday afternoon following months of hearings and negotiations that spread across multiple committees. The bill passed nearly unanimously, with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, the only one to vote against it.

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