DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 became law 199 days after introduction, with cosponsors, all Democrats
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 137 words.
Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 or the DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 This act provides statutory authority for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to take certain actions to support the detection of drugs such as fentanyl and xylazine. Specifically, the act provides statutory authority for the directorate's research and development efforts to improve drug detection equipment and reference libraries for law enforcement agencies, including with respect to portable equipment, equipment that can analyze complex samples, and technology that uses artificial intelligence or other techniques to detect new substances. The act additionally requires the directorate to follow certain standards and rely on certain information from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Drug Enforcement Administration, respectively, regarding these efforts.
- Committees
- House Homeland Security Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications: 52 of 2,109 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.5%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 47 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 7, from enrolled bill to public law · 694 words
- Subjects
- Advanced technology and technological innovationsComputers and information technologyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesLibraries and archivesResearch and development
- Latest action
- Dec 23, 2024: Became Public Law No: 118-186.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 118th S. 5426 DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 R · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 118th S. 4419 DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 R · Reported