Bills · 119th Congress · H.Res. 959

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that illicit fentanyl-related substances are a weapon of mass destruction and should be classified as such, and recognizing President Trump's efforts to mitigate illicit narcotics from entering the United States through such actions as signing an Executive Order "Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction" and declaring the crisis caused by the rise of fentanyl a national health emergency.

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Sponsored by Neal P. Dunn RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Crime and Law Enforcement.

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Cosponsors

1 cosponsor.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor

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Actions

  1. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  2. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  3. Submitted in House
  4. Submitted in House

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee (House)Referred To, December 18, 2025
  • Energy and Commerce Committee (House)Referred To, December 18, 2025

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