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S. 5426 118th Congress Senate

DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024

Official title: A bill to require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect and identify illicit substances in very low concentrations.

Introduced: December 4, 2024 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Dec 4, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 4, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 4, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8663 Identical bill DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Dec 4, 2024
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Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Dec 4, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5426: DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5426/
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"S. 5426: DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5426/.
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S. 5426, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5426/.
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