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H.R. 8316 117th Congress House

Securing America’s Borders Against Fentanyl Act

Official title: To require reports, evaluations, and research by the Department of Homeland Security regarding drug interdiction along the border, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Jul 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Jul 7, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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.
Jul 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing America's Borders Against Fentanyl Act

This bill requires research and reports on technology to address illicit drug trafficking.

For example, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must develop a program to measure how technologies and strategies have helped federal agencies address the illicit trafficking of fentanyl and its precursors into the United States. Under the program, DHS must periodically report to Congress an analysis of technologies used in drug interdiction. The Government Accountability Office must periodically report to Congress on recommendations for improving the data collected and metrics used under the program.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Ryan, Patrick
New York · Sep 28, 2022
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Sep 21, 2022
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Jul 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8316: Securing America’s Borders Against Fentanyl Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8316/
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"H.R. 8316: Securing America’s Borders Against Fentanyl Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8316/.
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H.R. 8316, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8316/.
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