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HR 8030 117th Congress House Emergency Management

Fentanyl is a WMD Act

Introduced: June 13, 2022 Introduced by: Boebert, Lauren Republican · Colorado See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
Jun 14, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Jun 13, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jun 13, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fentanyl is a WMD Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

What's happening now June 14, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 7
Bishop, Dan
· Jun 13, 2022
 R
Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Jun 13, 2022
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 13, 2022
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Jun 13, 2022
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Jun 13, 2022
 R
Moore, Barry
Alabama · Jun 13, 2022
 R
Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Jun 13, 2022
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jun 13, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Jun 13, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8030: Fentanyl is a WMD Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8030/
MLA
"H.R. 8030: Fentanyl is a WMD Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8030/.
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H.R. 8030, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8030/.
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