H.R.4761: DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019

About This Bill

  • Introduced Oct. 18, 2019
  • Latest Major Action Dec. 23, 2020

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DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 This bill establishes new requirements related to the detection of illicit narcotics at ports of entry. Specifically, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must implement a strategy to ensure chemical screening devices are able to identify narcotics at purity levels equal to or less than 10%, or provide an alternate method for identifying narcotics at lower purity levels. The CBP must also test...

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What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There are 11 statements associated with H.R.4761.

Bill Actions

Date Description
Dec. 11, 2020
Presented to President.
Dec. 8, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec. 7, 2020

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7243)

July 29, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502.
July 29, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-244.
March 11, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec. 10, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec. 9, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 1 (Roll no. 655). (text: CR H9367)
Dec. 9, 2019
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9380-9381)
Dec. 9, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9367-9369)
Dec. 9, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec. 9, 2019

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 1 (Roll no. 655).

Dec. 9, 2019
Considered as unfinished business.
Dec. 9, 2019
At 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.
Dec. 9, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4761.
Dec. 9, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Dec. 9, 2019
Ms. Clarke (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec. 3, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 260.
Dec. 3, 2019

Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

Dec. 3, 2019
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-319, Part I.
Oct. 23, 2019
Ordered to be Reported.
Oct. 23, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Oct. 23, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct. 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct. 18, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct. 18, 2019

Introduced in the House by Clay Higgins (R-La.)

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