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SOS Act of 2022

Introduced: October 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Oct 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Oct 7, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, 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 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Our Scourge Act of 2022 or the SOS Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction and requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy to conduct an assessment regarding that substance.

Specifically, the office must assess

  • foreign manufacturing of illicit fentanyl,
  • the tools and capabilities across federal agencies to address trafficking of that substance,
  • the capabilities of the Mexican military to conduct counterdrug missions with respect to that substance,
  • the capacities and willingness of China to take specified actions with respect to that substance, and
  • illicit fentanyl being trafficked into the United States from Mexico.
What's happening now October 8, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Republican 17
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Dec 14, 2022
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Nov 16, 2022
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Nov 10, 2022
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Oct 7, 2022
Bishop, Dan
· Oct 7, 2022
Burgess, Michael
· Oct 7, 2022
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Oct 7, 2022
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Oct 7, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 7, 2022
Gallagher, Mike
· Oct 7, 2022
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Oct 7, 2022
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Oct 7, 2022
 R
Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Oct 7, 2022
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Oct 7, 2022
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Oct 7, 2022
Mullin, Markwayne
· Oct 7, 2022
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Oct 7, 2022
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Oct 7, 2022
Stewart, Chris
· Oct 7, 2022
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Oct 7, 2022
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Oct 7, 2022
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Oct 7, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9162: SOS Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9162/
MLA
"H.R. 9162: SOS Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9162/.
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H.R. 9162, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9162/.
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[H.R. 9162: SOS Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9162/)
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