House Bill
H.R. 128
Fentanyl is a WMD Act
Primary Sponsor
Lauren Boebert
Representative
Cosponsors
9
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Summary
This bill requires the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office within the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. By classifying fentanyl alongside chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, the legislation would enable DHS to deploy additional resources and capabilities typically reserved for WMD threats to combat fentanyl trafficking. This reflects the scale of fentanyl-related deaths, which have exceeded 70,000 annually in recent years.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
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Fentanyl is a WMD Act
This bill requires the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office within the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. By classifying fentanyl alongside chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats
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This bill requires the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office within the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. By classifying fentanyl alongside chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, the legislation would enable DHS to deploy additional resources and capabilities typically reserved for WMD threats to combat fentanyl trafficking. This reflects the scale of fentanyl-related deaths, which have exceeded 70,000 annually in recent years.
- Bill Number
- 128
- Sponsor
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Introduced
- 1/9/2025
- Status
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
- Policy Area
- Emergency Management
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- Title
- Fentanyl is a WMD Act
- Bill Number
- 128
- Sponsor
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Status
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
- Introduced
- 1/9/2025
- Summary
- This bill requires the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office within the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. By classifying fentanyl alongside chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, the legislation would enable DHS to de
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