S.708: INTERDICT Act

About This Bill

  • Introduced March 23, 2017
  • Latest Major Action March 23, 2017

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Bill Summary

International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act or the INTERDICT Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date Description
March 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks: CR S1975-1977)
March 23, 2017

Introduced in the Senate by Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

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