H.R. 8022 119th Congress House

DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026

Official title: To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Drug Enforcement Agency to develop greater capacity t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Drug Enforcement Agency to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances, such as nitazenes, in very low concentrations.

Introduced: March 19, 2026 Introduced by: August Pfluger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Mar 20, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

Mar 19, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 19, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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What's happening now March 20, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee
Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 2

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Cosponsors 2

Baumgartner, Michael

Washington · Mar 19, 2026

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Mar 19, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8022: DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8022/

MLA

"H.R. 8022: DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8022/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 8022, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8022/.

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[H.R. 8022: DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8022/)