A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China.
Latest action · Mar 15, 2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 8, 2017
- Agreed to in SenateMar 15, 2017
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of the Senate that:
- the use of illicit fentanyl in the United States and the resulting overdose deaths are a public health crisis;
- the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States, especially by transnational criminal organizations, is a problem that requires close cooperation between the U.S. government and the governments of Mexico and China; and
- all three such countries have a shared interest in, and responsibility for, stopping the production of illicit fentanyl and its trafficking into the United States.
Calls for the United States to:
- support the efforts by the governments of Mexico and China to stop such production and trafficking into the United States;
- take further measures to reduce and prevent heroin and fentanyl consumption through enhanced enforcement to reduce the illegal supply and increased use of evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery services; and
- use its broad diplomatic and law enforcement resources, in partnership with the governments of China and Mexico, to stop such production and trafficking.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2017 to Mar 21, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Mar 21, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2017Discharged Mar 15, 2017 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2017Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1848-1849)
- Mar 15, 2017Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1848-1849)
- Mar 15, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 8, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 8, 2017Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1692-1693)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1848 | James Lankford R-OK | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Senate | Text printed S1692 | — | Mar 8, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45120 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues in the 115th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 22, 2019 |
| R41349 | U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: The Mérida Initiative and Beyond Archived | Report | Jun 29, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 10 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China. | Identical bill | Jan 10, 2017 |
| HRES 268 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China. | Identical bill | May 18, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- China
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Health promotion and preventive care
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Mexico
- Organized crime
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2017Agreed to Senate
- Mar 8, 2017Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
