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H.R. 128 119th Congress House

Fentanyl is a WMD Act

Official title: To require the Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Lauren Boebert Republican · Colorado See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Chemical and biological weaponsDrug, alcohol, tobacco useLaw enforcement administration and funding
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fentanyl is a WMD Act

This bill requires the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 128: Fentanyl is a WMD Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-128/
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"H.R. 128: Fentanyl is a WMD Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-128/.
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H.R. 128, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-128/.
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