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HOUSE 3666118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

SOS Act of 2023

Last Action
5/25/2023

Actions

  • 2023-05-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
  • 2023-05-25Referred 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.
  • 2023-05-25Referred 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.
  • 2023-05-25Referred 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.
  • 2023-05-25Introduced in House
  • 2023-05-25Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-05-25 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (15)

  • Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
  • Tony Gonzales (R-TX)
  • Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
  • Andy Harris (R-MD)
  • John Joyce (R-PA)
  • Ann Wagner (R-MO)
  • Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
  • Mike Garcia (R-CA)
  • Brian Babin (R-TX)
  • Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
  • Earl Carter (R-GA)
  • Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY)
  • Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
  • Max Miller (R-OH)

Subjects

  • Asia
  • Chemical and biological weapons
  • China
  • Congressional oversight
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
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