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HRES 1172 117th Congress House Health Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Smuggling and trafficking

Expressing that fentanyl is a weapon of mass destruction.

Introduced: June 13, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Jun 14, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Jun 13, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
Jun 13, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that it is U.S. policy to recognize that

  • a weapon of mass destruction designation of illicit fentanyl by the federal government would empower the government to go after international trafficking syndicates and root out illicit manufacturers and traffickers to take action to stop fentanyl from reaching the border; and
  • such a designation of illicit fentanyl would not hinder the use of legal fentanyl or stop ongoing recovery, treatment, and harm-reduction efforts to assist those residents of the United States currently suffering from substance use disorder.

Finally, the resolution urges President Biden and the Department of Homeland Security to officially designate illicit fentanyl and analogues, including carfentanil, as a weapon of mass destruction.

What's happening now June 14, 2022

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 14, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1172: Expressing that fentanyl is a weapon of mass destruction.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1172/
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"H. Res. 1172: Expressing that fentanyl is a weapon of mass destruction.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1172/.
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H. Res. 1172, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1172/.
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[H. Res. 1172: Expressing that fentanyl is a weapon of mass destruction.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1172/)
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