US Congress Senate Bill 708 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-3-1)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks: CR S1975-1977)
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

INTERDICT Act International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, including such substances imported through the mail or by an express consignment operator or carrier; and (2) dedicate the appropriate number of personnel, including scientists, to the CBP to interpret data collected by such devices during all operational hours.

INTERDICT Act International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks: CR S1975-1977)

HB2142 (Same As) 2018-01-10 - Became Public Law No: 115-112. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/708/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s708/BILLS-115s708is.pdf