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H.R. 5266 118th Congress House

Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act

Official title: To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities.

Introduced: August 25, 2023 Introduced by: Don Bacon Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Aug 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 25, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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 Cosponsors 127
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 26, 2024
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Sep 23, 2024
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 20, 2024
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 17, 2024
Lee, Barbara
· Sep 10, 2024
R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Sep 6, 2024
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Sep 6, 2024
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 3, 2024
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Sep 3, 2024
Phillips, Dean
· Sep 3, 2024
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 3, 2024
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 23, 2024
Armstrong, Kelly
· Aug 9, 2024
R
Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Aug 9, 2024
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Aug 2, 2024
Lamborn, Doug
· Aug 2, 2024
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Aug 2, 2024
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Jul 24, 2024
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Jun 25, 2024
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jun 3, 2024
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · May 24, 2024
Spanberger, Abigail
· May 17, 2024
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · May 15, 2024
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Moore, Blake D.
Utah · May 8, 2024
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 16, 2024
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Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Mar 29, 2024
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 29, 2024
Porter, Katie
· Mar 29, 2024
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 11, 2024
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Mar 6, 2024
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 6, 2024
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Flood, Mike
Nebraska · Mar 5, 2024
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Mar 5, 2024
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Mar 1, 2024
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Mar 1, 2024
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Feb 28, 2024
Molinaro, Marcus
· Feb 28, 2024
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Feb 23, 2024
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Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 20, 2024
Trone, David
· Feb 13, 2024
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Luttrell, Morgan
Texas · Feb 9, 2024
Duarte, John
· Feb 6, 2024
R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Feb 6, 2024
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2024
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Kim, Young
California · Jan 31, 2024
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jan 31, 2024
Granger, Kay
· Jan 30, 2024
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Owens, Burgess
Utah · Jan 30, 2024
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jan 30, 2024
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 30, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5266: Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5266/
MLA
"H.R. 5266: Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5266/.
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H.R. 5266, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5266/.
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