Politiparty
Politiparty

118th Congress Emergency Management

H.R. 3666: SOS Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)May 25, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, May 25, 2023

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction and requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy to conduct an assessment regarding that substance.

Specifically, the office must assess

  • foreign manufacturing of illicit fentanyl,
  • the tools and capabilities across federal agencies to address trafficking of that substance,
  • the capabilities of the Mexican military to conduct counterdrug missions with respect to that substance,
  • the capacities and willingness of China to take specified actions with respect to that substance, and
  • illicit fentanyl being trafficked into the United States from Mexico.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

No roll call votes have been held on this bill.

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

15

Who scored on this bill

0 points earned

No member has earned points from it yet.

See all scorers and every scoring event

Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

Other bills by Brad Wenstrup

History

  1. May 25, 2023Introduced in the House by Brad Wenstrup.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
  1. May 25, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 25, 2023Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  3. May 25, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.