Bills · 118th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

END FENTANYL Act

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

Status

2/1/23Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2/1/23Introduced in Senate

3/29/23Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

5/4/23Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 44.

5/4/23Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-16.

6/22/23Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2252; text: CR S2252)

6/22/23Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2252; text: CR S2252)

6/26/23Message on Senate action sent to the House.

6/27/23Held at the desk.

6/27/23Received in the House.

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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

3/5/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 206.

3/5/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H788-789)

3/5/24Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

3/7/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

3/7/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 03/05/2024 CR H788)

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)

3/7/24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1025)

3/14/24Presented to President.

3/18/24Became Public Law No: 118-43.

3/18/24Signed by President.