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DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024

Introduced: May 23, 2024 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 654.
Dec 2, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 118-253.
Sep 18, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 23, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 23, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 or the DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024

This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to take certain actions to support the detection of drugs such as fentanyl and xylazine.

Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for the directorate's research and development efforts to improve drug detection equipment and reference libraries for law enforcement agencies, including with respect to portable equipment, equipment that can analyze complex samples, and technology that uses artificial intelligence or other techniques to detect new substances. The bill additionally requires the directorate to follow certain standards and rely on certain information from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Drug Enforcement Administration, respectively, regarding these efforts.

What's happening now December 2, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 654.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Nov 20, 2024
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 16, 2024
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 23, 2024
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 23, 2024
 D
Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · May 23, 2024
Sinema, Kyrsten
· May 23, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4419: DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4419/
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"S. 4419: DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4419/.
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S. 4419, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4419/.
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