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OPIOID Act of 2018

Introduced: June 11, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Nov 13, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 640.
Nov 13, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 115-353.
Jun 13, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 11, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 11, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opportunities to Provide for Illicit Opioid Interdiction and Detection Act of 2018 or the OPIOID Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to jointly develop technology to (1) screen mail, items, and containers entering the United States for narcotic drugs; and (2) screen motor vehicles, pedestrian traffic, and cargo entering the United States at a land border port of entry for narcotic drugs.

What's happening now November 13, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 640.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jun 13, 2018
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 11, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3047: OPIOID Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3047/
MLA
"S. 3047: OPIOID Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3047/.
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S. 3047, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3047/.
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[S. 3047: OPIOID Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3047/)
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