TRANQ Research Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 12/13/2023
Actions
- 2023-12-13Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.
- 2023-12-13Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2023-12-13Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2023-05-10Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2023-04-25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2023-04-25Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-12-13 (25)
Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality Research Act of 2023 or the TRANQ Research Act of 2023
This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support research and other activities related to identifying xylazine (a compound used in veterinary medicine as a nonopioid tranquilizer), novel synthetic opioids, and other new psychoactive substances.
In particular, NIST must support
- basic measurement science and research, including graduate and postgraduate research;
- near-real time spectrometry capabilities (i.e., a technique for rapidly identifying the chemical composition of a substance);
- strategies and voluntary best practices for handling, transporting, and analyzing such substances; and
- collaboration with other government agencies, institutions of higher education, and the private sector to enhance relevant narcotic and opioid detection and analysis capabilities.
The Government Accountability Office must evaluate the capability of the federal government to respond to the threats posed by new psychoactive substances like xylazine, including with respect to available technology and laboratories.
Cosponsors (5)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Subjects
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Chemistry
- Congressional oversight
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Higher education
- Research administration and funding
- Science and engineering education
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