118th Congress Science, Technology, Communications
S. 4419: DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024
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Summary
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to take certain actions to support the detection of drugs such as fentanyl and xylazine.
Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for the directorate's research and development efforts to improve drug detection equipment and reference libraries for law enforcement agencies, including with respect to portable equipment, equipment that can analyze complex samples, and technology that uses artificial intelligence or other techniques to detect new substances. The bill additionally requires the directorate to follow certain standards and rely on certain information from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Drug Enforcement Administration, respectively, regarding these efforts.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- James Lankford R-OKOriginal
- Jon Ossoff D-GAOriginal
- Kyrsten Sinema I-AZOriginal
- Jacky Rosen D-NV
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Raphael Warnock D-GA
Who scored on this bill
- 1John Cornyn SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported3 events+26
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by John Cornyn.
Show the full action history (5 actions)
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 118-253.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 654.
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.