Bills · 118th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024

Also known as Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024

Where it stands

  1. Introduced6/7/24
  2. Passed HousePassed 9/9/24
  3. SenatePassed 12/12/24
  4. PresidentSigned 12/23/24
  5. LawPublic Law 118-186

Passed the House by voice vote on September 9, 2024. Passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent on December 12, 2024. Became Public Law 118-186 on December 23, 2024.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments · 12/18/24Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote accepts the Senate's changes, settling the differences between the two chambers' versions.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic196 Yea · 0 Nay · 15 Not voting
  • Republican208 Yea · 1 Nay · 9 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 or the DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024

This act provides statutory authority for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to take certain actions to support the detection of drugs such as fentanyl and xylazine.

Specifically, the act provides statutory authority for the directorate's research and development efforts to improve drug detection equipment and reference libraries for law enforcement agencies, including with respect to portable equipment, equipment that can analyze complex samples, and technology that uses artificial intelligence or other techniques to detect new substances. The act additionally requires the directorate to follow certain standards and rely on certain information from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Drug Enforcement Administration, respectively, regarding these efforts.

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Sponsor
Rep. Nick LaLota ( Republican · NY-1)
Cosponsors
2
Introduced
6/7/24
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications

What happens next

Became Public Law 118-186.

All actions (29)
  1. 6/7/24Introduced in House
  2. 6/7/24Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
  3. 6/7/24Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
  4. 6/12/24Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Discharged
  5. 6/12/24Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. 6/12/24Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  7. 8/23/24Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-634.
  8. 8/23/24Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531.
  9. 9/9/24Mr. Gimenez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. 9/9/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5064-5065)
  11. 9/9/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8663.
  12. 9/9/24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5064)
  13. 9/9/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5064)
  14. 9/9/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. 9/10/24Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  16. 12/12/24Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  17. 12/12/24Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7041)
  18. 12/12/24Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
  19. 12/12/24Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7041)
  20. 12/13/24Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  21. 12/18/24Mr. Green (TN) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H7335-7337, H7340-7341)
  22. 12/18/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 8663.
  23. 12/18/24At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  24. 12/18/24Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 1 (Roll no. 514). (text: CR H7335-7336)
  25. 12/18/24On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 1 (Roll no. 514). (text: CR H7335-7336)
  26. 12/18/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  27. 12/23/24Presented to President.
  28. 12/23/24Signed by President.
  29. 12/23/24Became Public Law No: 118-186.