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H.R. 4761 116th Congress House

DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019

Official title: To ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and other personnel have adequate synthetic opioid detection equipment, that the Department of H… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and other personnel have adequate synthetic opioid detection equipment, that the Department of Homeland Security has a process to update synthetic opioid detection capability, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 18, 2019 Introduced by: Clay Higgins Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 23, 2020
Became Public Law No: 116-254.
Dec 23, 2020
Signed by President.
Dec 11, 2020
Presented to President.
Dec 8, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 7, 2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7243)
Dec 7, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7243)
Jul 29, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502.
Jul 29, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-244.
Mar 11, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 10, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 9, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 9, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 1 (Roll no. 655). (text: CR H9367)
Dec 9, 2019
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9380-9381)
Dec 9, 2019
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Dec 9, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4761.
Dec 9, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9367-9369)
Dec 9, 2019
Ms. Clarke (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 3, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 260.
Dec 3, 2019
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Dec 3, 2019
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-319, Part I.
Oct 23, 2019
Ordered to be Reported.
Oct 23, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 18, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Oct 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 18, 2019
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Dec 9, 2019 House · vote #655 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 393–1 See who voted →
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 Latest action December 23, 2020

Became Public Law No: 116-254.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019

This bill establishes new requirements related to the detection of illicit narcotics at ports of entry.

Specifically, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must implement a strategy to ensure chemical screening devices are able to identify narcotics at purity levels equal to or less than 10%, or provide an alternate method for identifying narcotics at lower purity levels. The CBP must also test new chemical screening devices at various purity levels before it commits to their acquisition.

Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security must implement a plan for the long-term development of a centralized spectral database for chemical screening devices.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3250 DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2020
  • HR 8309 Keep America Secure Act
 Bill text 7 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 3
Walker, Mark
· Oct 22, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 18, 2019
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Oct 18, 2019
Katko, John
· Oct 18, 2019
KING, PETER
· Oct 18, 2019
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 18, 2019
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 18, 2019
Rose, Max
· Oct 18, 2019
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