HR 5266 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act

Latest action · Aug 25, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

  1. IntroducedAug 25, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 128

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 25, 2023 to Nov 26, 2024; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalAug 25, 2023
D-NHChris PappasOriginalAug 25, 2023
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalAug 25, 2023
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalAug 25, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalAug 25, 2023
D-COBrittany PettersenSep 14, 2023
D-CAJosh HarderSep 14, 2023
R-ILMary E. MillerSep 14, 2023
R-ALBarry MooreSep 26, 2023
R-WADan NewhouseSep 26, 2023
R-WIGlenn GrothmanSep 26, 2023
R-ILMike BostSep 26, 2023
R-PADaniel MeuserSep 28, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerSep 28, 2023
R-MNPete StauberSep 28, 2023
R-SCRalph NormanSep 28, 2023
D-MNAngie CraigOct 3, 2023
R-WIDerrick Van OrdenOct 3, 2023
R-CAJay ObernolteOct 3, 2023
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOct 6, 2023
D-NVSusie LeeOct 6, 2023
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOct 10, 2023
R-TXLance GoodenOct 10, 2023
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOct 17, 2023
R-CADoug LaMalfaOct 18, 2023
R-MNBrad FinstadOct 20, 2023
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoOct 24, 2023
R-OHBill JohnsonOct 24, 2023
R-AZJuan CiscomaniOct 24, 2023
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOct 24, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOct 24, 2023
R-TXTony GonzalesOct 24, 2023
D-COYadira CaraveoOct 24, 2023
R-TXDan CrenshawOct 25, 2023
D-AZRuben GallegoOct 25, 2023
R-NYElise M. StefanikNov 1, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasNov 13, 2023
R-CADavid G. ValadaoNov 13, 2023
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterNov 13, 2023
D-ILEric SorensenNov 13, 2023
R-FLLaurel M. LeeNov 13, 2023
R-TXMonica De La CruzNov 13, 2023
D-CARaul RuizNov 13, 2023
R-NJChristopher H. SmithNov 15, 2023
R-AZDebbie LeskoNov 15, 2023
R-ALMike RogersNov 15, 2023
D-NJAndy KimNov 30, 2023
R-NYAnthony D'EspositoNov 30, 2023
R-CAKevin KileyDec 1, 2023
R-TXMichael T. McCaulDec 1, 2023
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezDec 11, 2023
D-NCJeff JacksonDec 11, 2023
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónDec 12, 2023
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersDec 13, 2023
R-FLGus M. BilirakisDec 13, 2023
R-INJames R. BairdDec 13, 2023
R-TXMichael C. BurgessDec 13, 2023
R-OHMike CareyDec 13, 2023
R-TXBrian BabinJan 3, 2024
D-OHGreg LandsmanJan 3, 2024
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerJan 3, 2024
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyJan 3, 2024
R-NYNicholas A. LangworthyJan 3, 2024
R-FLAnna Paulina LunaJan 17, 2024
D-NJJefferson Van DrewJan 17, 2024
R-TNAndrew OglesJan 25, 2024
R-MOAnn WagnerJan 25, 2024
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickJan 25, 2024
R-FLByron DonaldsJan 25, 2024
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannJan 25, 2024
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordJan 25, 2024
R-SCJeff DuncanJan 25, 2024
R-NCChuck EdwardsJan 29, 2024
R-TNDavid KustoffJan 29, 2024
R-KYHarold RogersJan 29, 2024
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksJan 29, 2024
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonJan 29, 2024
R-UTBurgess OwensJan 30, 2024
D-AZGreg StantonJan 30, 2024
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordJan 30, 2024
R-TXKay GrangerJan 30, 2024
R-TXPete SessionsJan 30, 2024
R-NYMichael LawlerJan 31, 2024
R-CAYoung KimJan 31, 2024
R-CAJohn S. DuarteFeb 6, 2024
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyFeb 6, 2024
R-KSTracey MannFeb 6, 2024
R-TXMorgan LuttrellFeb 9, 2024
D-MDDavid J. TroneFeb 13, 2024
D-CATed LieuFeb 20, 2024
D-NVSteven HorsfordFeb 23, 2024
R-NYMarcus J. MolinaroFeb 28, 2024
R-FLNeal P. DunnFeb 28, 2024
R-TXBeth Van DuyneMar 1, 2024
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioMar 1, 2024
R-NEMike FloodMar 5, 2024
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 5, 2024
D-NCDonald G. DavisMar 6, 2024
D-NJDonald NorcrossMar 6, 2024
R-AZPaul A. GosarMar 11, 2024
D-CAJimmy PanettaMar 29, 2024
D-CAKatie PorterMar 29, 2024
R-NJThomas H. Kean, Jr.Mar 29, 2024
R-OHMichael R. TurnerApr 16, 2024
R-UTBlake D. MooreMay 8, 2024
D-WAMarie Gluesenkamp PerezMay 15, 2024
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerMay 17, 2024
D-MALori TrahanMay 24, 2024
D-NYThomas R. SuozziJun 3, 2024
R-FLKat CammackJun 25, 2024
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickJul 24, 2024
R-FLBrian J. MastAug 2, 2024
R-CODoug LambornAug 2, 2024
R-ALRobert B. AderholtAug 2, 2024
R-NDKelly ArmstrongAug 9, 2024
R-TXTroy E. NehlsAug 9, 2024
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Aug 23, 2024
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonSep 3, 2024
D-MNDean PhillipsSep 3, 2024
D-MIDebbie DingellSep 3, 2024
D-COJoe NeguseSep 3, 2024
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarSep 6, 2024
R-MSMichael GuestSep 6, 2024
D-CABarbara LeeSep 10, 2024
D-CAAdam B. SchiffSep 17, 2024
R-PAGlenn ThompsonSep 20, 2024
R-NYClaudia TenneySep 23, 2024
D-FLDarren SotoNov 26, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Aug 25, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 25, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Aug 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H64Don Bacon R-NEJan 11, 2024

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 139, August 25, 2023, page H4205.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 25, 2023Introduced in House

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