CATCH Fentanyl Act
Congress Targets Faster Tech at Land Border Crossings to Catch Fentanyl and Speed Cargo Inspections
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Congress would direct Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection to run pilot projects at land border crossings to test tech that helps spot fentanyl, other drugs, weapons, and human smuggling.
- The pilots must test at least 5 types of upgrades to scanning systems (like better X-ray tools), including at least one from advanced computing categories such as artificial intelligence or machine learning.
- The goal is to catch more illegal items while also speeding up inspections and reducing long wait times for cars, trucks, and cargo containers.
- The bill requires privacy and civil rights reviews before the tech is used, plus steps like following privacy laws, using anonymized data when appropriate, and doing regular compliance audits.
- The pilot program would end 5 years after it starts, and Homeland Security must report results and a plan for wider rollout, but the bill does not provide new funding. داد۔
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Milestones
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 187.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-229.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Related News
3 articles
CBP Wants AI-Powered 'Quantum Sensors' for Finding Fentanyl in Cars
Explores CBP’s push for advanced sensing (including AI + “quantum sensors”) to detect fentanyl in vehicles/containers—closely aligned with the bill’s inspection-tech pilot concept, but not focused on the bill text itself.
Higgins, Magaziner Introduces Legislation to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking
Announcement of the CATCH Fentanyl Act introduction describing DHS/CBP pilot projects using next-generation non-intrusive inspection technology at ports of entry.
Senator Justice Joins Senator John Cornyn as Cosponsor of The CATCH Fentanyl Act
Explains the bill’s pilot program to test technologies to improve and expedite scanning of vehicles and cargo at land ports of entry, aimed at fentanyl interdiction.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
CATCH Fentanyl Act
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