Introduced:
Jan 3, 2025
Policy Area:
Emergency Management
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Bill Statistics
4
Actions
9
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
4
Subjects
1
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Latest Action
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2025
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<p><strong>Fentanyl is a WMD Act</strong></p><p>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.</p>
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 3, 2025
Subjects (4)
Chemical and biological weapons
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency Management
(Policy Area)
Law enforcement administration and funding
Cosponsors (9)
(R-NC)
Mar 27, 2025
Mar 27, 2025
(R-TX)
Jan 14, 2025
Jan 14, 2025
(R-TN)
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
(R-FL)
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
(R-FL)
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
(R-IL)
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
(R-AL)
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
(R-TX)
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
(R-TN)
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,466 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 3, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 11, 2025 6:21 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 128 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 128
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Ms. Boebert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 128 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 128
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Ms. Boebert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fentanyl is a WMD Act''.
SEC. 2.
The Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass
Destruction Office of the Department of Homeland Security shall treat
illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction for purposes of title
XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 590 et seq.).
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