Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act
Latest action · Jul 14, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 27, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act
This bill requires the components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) engaged in the detection, deterrence, and seizure of fentanyl to collaborate and share relevant information and data with each other. The bill also requires DHS to establish performance metrics related to the detection, deterrence, and seizure of fentanyl for DHS and its components.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 27, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Apr 27, 2026 |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Original | Apr 27, 2026 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Apr 27, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Apr 27, 2026Markup Jun 24, 2026Reported Jul 13, 2026 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Apr 28, 2026Discharged Jun 24, 2026 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2026 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jul 13, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4398)
- Jul 13, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4398)
- Jul 13, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-742.
- Jul 13, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 646.
- Jul 13, 2026Mr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 13, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8535.
- Jul 13, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 13, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 24, 2026Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged
- Jun 24, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 24, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0.
- Apr 28, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- Apr 27, 2026Introduced in House
- Apr 27, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4398Text printed H4398 | Andrew R. Garbarino R-NY, James R. Walkinshaw D-VA | Jul 13, 2026 |
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.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 73, April 27, 2026, page H3125.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5523 | Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act | Related bill | Sep 24, 2026 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop performance metrics relating to the detection, deterrence, and seizure of fentanyl.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop performance metrics relating to the detection, deterrence, and seizure of illicit fentanyl, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop performance metrics relating to the detection, deterrence, and seizure of illicit fentanyl, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jul 13, 2026Engrossed in House
- Jul 13, 2026Reported in House
- Apr 27, 2026Introduced 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.
