Bills · 118th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

END FENTANYL Act

Also known as Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of life Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced2/1/23
  2. Passed SenatePassed 6/22/23
  3. HousePassed 3/7/24
  4. PresidentSigned 3/18/24
  5. LawPublic Law 118-43

Passed the Senate by unanimous consent on June 22, 2023. Passed the House by voice vote on March 7, 2024. Became Public Law 118-43 on March 18, 2024.

Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent — no individual positions were recorded.

Official summary (CRS)

Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of life Act or the END FENTANYL Act

This act requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to review and update certain manuals and policies related to inspections at ports of entry at least once every three years. Specifically, CPB’s review and updates must ensure inspection practices effectively respond to technological and methodological changes designed to disguise illegal activity along the border, such as the smuggling of drugs and humans.

The act also requires that CPB provide the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Homeland Security with a report summarizing the changes made by such an update.

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Sponsor
Sen. Rick Scott ( Republican · FL)
Cosponsors
5
Introduced
2/1/23
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement

What happens next

Became Public Law 118-43.

All actions (21)
  1. 2/1/23Introduced in Senate
  2. 2/1/23Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. 3/29/23Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. 5/4/23Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-16.
  5. 5/4/23Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 44.
  6. 6/22/23Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2252; text: CR S2252)
  7. 6/22/23Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2252; text: CR S2252)
  8. 6/26/23Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  9. 6/27/23Received in the House.
  10. 6/27/23Held at the desk.
  11. 3/5/24Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  12. 3/5/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H788-789)
  13. 3/5/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 206.
  14. 3/5/24At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Green (TN) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
  15. 3/7/24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1025)
  16. 3/7/24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 03/05/2024 CR H788)
  17. 3/7/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 03/05/2024 CR H788)
  18. 3/7/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. 3/14/24Presented to President.
  20. 3/18/24Signed by President.
  21. 3/18/24Became Public Law No: 118-43.