H.R. 1569 119th Congress House

CATCH Fentanyl Act

Official title: To establish a pilot program to assess the use of technology to speed up and enhance the cargo inspection process at land ports of entry along the border.

Introduced: February 25, 2025 Introduced by: Clay Higgins Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

Immigration Advanced technology and technological innovationsBorder security and unlawful immigrationComputers and information technologyCongressional oversight

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Customs enforcementDrug trafficking and controlled substancesLaw enforcement administration and fundingPerformance measurementSmuggling and trafficking

Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Aug 15, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 187.

Aug 15, 2025

Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-229.

Apr 9, 2025

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Apr 9, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Apr 9, 2025

Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged

Feb 25, 2025

Introduced in House

Feb 25, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Feb 25, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 187.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful Fentanyl Act or the CATCH Fentanyl Act

This bill establishes a pilot program for improving the inspection of conveyances or modes of transportation at land ports of entry along U.S. borders to detect contraband, illegal drugs, illegal weapons, human smuggling, and threats. Specifically, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Innovation Team must test technology in at least one of the categories of artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-performance computing, quantum information sciences, or other emerging technologies. The team must also test and collect data regarding at least five types of enhancements to nonintrusive inspection technology (e.g., X-ray machines) able to be deployed at land ports of entry.

Hearings & markups 1

H.R. 275, (Ms. Greene of Georgia) the “Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2024”; H.R. 820, (Mr. Swalwell) the “Bot…
Markup Apr 9, 2025 · 10:00 AM EDT · Homeland Security Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee
Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 14

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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Labor, Dept of (DOL)
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Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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SENATE
14 filings
White House Office
14 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
9 filings

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Cosponsors 21

Bynum, Janelle S.

Oregon · Jun 23, 2025

McDowell, Addison P.

North Carolina · Jun 3, 2025

Tenney, Claudia

New York · Jun 3, 2025

Calvert, Ken

California · May 5, 2025

Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · Apr 1, 2025

Moskowitz, Jared

Florida · Mar 24, 2025

Meuser, Daniel

Pennsylvania · Mar 21, 2025

Goldman, Craig A.

Texas · Mar 14, 2025

Guest, Michael

Mississippi · Mar 14, 2025

Baumgartner, Michael

Washington · Mar 3, 2025

Garcia, Robert

California · Feb 26, 2025

Craig, Angie

Minnesota · Feb 25, 2025

Davis, Donald G.

North Carolina · Feb 25, 2025

Evans, Gabe

Colorado · Feb 25, 2025

Fields, Cleo

Louisiana · Feb 25, 2025

Gimenez, Carlos A.

Florida · Feb 25, 2025

Goldman, Daniel S.

New York · Feb 25, 2025

Green, Mark E.

Texas · Feb 25, 2025

Haridopolos, Mike

Florida · Feb 25, 2025

Magaziner, Seth

Rhode Island · Feb 25, 2025

Riley, Josh

New York · Feb 25, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1569: CATCH Fentanyl Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1569/

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