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- S.RES.83
S.RES.83: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China.
About This Bill
- Introduced March 8, 2017
- Latest Major Action March 15, 2017
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
6 (2 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 3 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Agreed to Senate - March 15, 2017
- Introduced in Senate - March 8, 2017
Bill Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: the use of illicit fentanyl in the United States and the resulting overdose deaths are a public health crisis; the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States, especially by transnational criminal organizations, is a problem that requires close cooperation between the U.S. government...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 15, 2017 |
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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| March 15, 2017 |
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1848-1849) |
| March 8, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1692-1693)
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| March 8, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) |