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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8535

Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act

Fentanyl Trafficking: New Tracking and Data Sharing Rules

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by the House Committee on Homeland Security. It was recently introduced and is considered active, though no further hearings or votes have been scheduled yet.

Legislative Progress

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This bill has support from both parties and addresses a major public concern, but it still needs to pass through the committee process.

Key Points

  • This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to create specific goals to track how well they are stopping fentanyl from entering the country.
  • Different parts of the department, like Border Patrol and Customs, would have to share more information with each other about where they find drugs.
  • The government would have one year to find any problems that stop these agencies from sharing data and to set up new ways to measure their success.
  • By creating these measurements, Congress hopes to see which strategies are actually working to keep illegal drugs out of American neighborhoods.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

3 milestones3 actions
Apr 28, 2026House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Apr 27, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Apr 27, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Votes

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News

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act

Bill NumberHR 8535
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(3)
D: 1R: 2

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