FENTANYL Results Act
Latest action · Apr 21, 2021 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 14, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act or the FENTANYL Results Act
This bill creates two programs, establishes a reporting requirement, and otherwise modifies provisions to facilitate global cooperation against synthetic drug trafficking.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of State to establish a program to provide capacity-building assistance for law enforcement agencies of specified countries to identify, track, and detect certain synthetic drugs (e.g., fentanyl). The State Department must also carry out an international exchange program for drug demand reduction experts to provide educational and professional development on demand-reduction matters relating to the illicit use of narcotics and other drugs.
The bill requires the State Department to include new sections in its annual international narcotics control strategy report that contain (1) an assessment of the countries likely involved in the trafficking of synthetic opioids; and (2) policies of responding to new psychoactive substances.
The bill also expands the definition of major illicit drug producing country to include countries that produce synthetic drugs. Under current law, foreign assistance may be withheld from such countries.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2021 to Oct 31, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Apr 14, 2021 |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | May 7, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jan 25, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 14, 2021Markup Apr 21, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 21, 2021Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Apr 14, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 14, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 3, 2021H.R. 2538, FENTANYL Results ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 21, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 64, April 14, 2021, page H1791.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1160 | FENTANYL Results Act | Related bill | Jun 14, 2022 |
| HR 7776 | James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 | Related bill | Dec 23, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prioritize efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- FENTANYL Results Act
- Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Congressional oversight
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Employment and training programs
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government information and archives
- International Affairs
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International organizations and cooperation
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Manufacturing
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Solid waste and recycling
- United Nations
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2021Introduced in House
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 bill 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.
