US Congress House Bill 4739 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on December 10 2019 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-06-01 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 460.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to implement a safety framework to protect its personnel from exposure to potential synthetic opioids. Among other things, the CBP must do the following: issue a policy that specifies protocols and procedures for the safe handling of potential synthetic opioids; require mandatory training on the potential risk of exposure to and safe handling procedures for synthetic opioids, as well as how to administer opioid receptor antagonists (e.g., naloxone) after exposure; and provide personal protective equipment and opioid receptor antagonists to officers, agents, other personnel, and canines at risk of exposure to synthetic opioids.

Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act

Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]
Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]

2019-12-09 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 656 (Y: 393 N: 0 NV: 37 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 460.
2020-06-01	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-229.
2020-03-11	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-12-10	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2019-12-09	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-12-09	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 0 (Roll no. 656). (text: CR H9369)
2019-12-09	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9381-9382)
2019-12-09	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2019-12-09	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4739.
2019-12-09	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9369-9370)
2019-12-09	House	Ms. Clarke (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-12-03	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 259.
2019-12-03	House	Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
2019-12-03	House	Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-318, Part I.
2019-10-23	House	Ordered to be Reported.
2019-10-23	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-10-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
2019-10-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2019-10-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2019-10-18	House	Introduced in House

SB3345 (Related) 2020-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4739/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4739/BILLS-116hr4739ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4739/BILLS-116hr4739rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4739/BILLS-116hr4739eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4739/BILLS-116hr4739rs.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019656