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S 2152 116th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Coast guard Congressional oversight Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government studies and investigations Latin America Marine and inland water transportation Performance measurement

A bill to require a study and report on Coast Guard interdiction of illicit drugs in the transit zones, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 17, 2019 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jul 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a study to identify gaps in resources that contribute to low interdiction rates for maritime noncommercial smuggling of illicit drugs into the United States from Central America and South America.

What's happening now July 17, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2297 Related bill Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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Scott, Rick
Florida · Jul 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2152: A bill to require a study and report on Coast Guard interdiction of illicit drugs in the transit zones, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2152/
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"S. 2152: A bill to require a study and report on Coast Guard interdiction of illicit drugs in the transit zones, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2152/.
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S. 2152, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2152/.
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