SOS Act of 2023
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 25, 2023)
Stop Our Scourge Act of 2023 or the SOS Act of 2023
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 happenedMay 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 25, 2023
- May 25, 2023Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee - May 25, 2023IntroReferralH11100
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 - May 25, 2023IntroReferralH11100
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 - May 25, 2023IntroReferralH11100
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 - May 25, 2023IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 25, 2023IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House