SOS Act of 2022
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 7, 2022)
Stop Our Scourge Act of 2022 or the SOS Act of 2022
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction and requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy to conduct an assessment regarding that substance.
Specifically, the office must assess
- foreign manufacturing of illicit fentanyl,
- the tools and capabilities across federal agencies to address trafficking of that substance,
- the capabilities of the Mexican military to conduct counterdrug missions with respect to that substance,
- the capacities and willingness of China to take specified actions with respect to that substance, and
- illicit fentanyl being trafficked into the United States from Mexico.
What just happenedOct 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 7, 2022
- Oct 8, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee - Oct 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oct 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Judiciary Committee - Oct 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Homeland Security Committee - Oct 7, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 7, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House