The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
HR 8663 Signed into law

Sponsored by Nick LaLota (R)

DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024

Gives the () new authority to research faster drug-detection tools for police.

Tradeoff

Gives statutory authority for drug-detection research and testing. The bill text does not set a dollar amount for this work.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 8663, DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024www.cbo.gov/publication/60552 · Jul 2024

The Senate passed the bill by on December 12, 2024. The House passed it 404-1 on December 18, 2024, and it became law.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jun 7, 2024)

  2. House

    Committee on Homeland Security(Jun 7, 2024)

  3. House

    The Committee on Homeland Security voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Jun 12, 2024)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-634.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 9, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Sep 10, 2024)

  6. Senate · Amended

    Senator Cornyn's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 3329 · Dec 12, 2024)

    Limits the research mandate to detecting and identifying drugs, dropping disruption, and ties research priorities to specific drugs named in threat assessments.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 12, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  8. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

    Discharged(Dec 12, 2024)

  9. House

    On Motion to and Concur in the Senate Amendments

    Passed(Roll #514 · Dec 18, 2024)

    404 yeanay 1

  10. House

    Sent to the President

    (Dec 23, 2024)

  11. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  12. Enacted

    Became law(Dec 23, 2024)

Final passage· Dec 18, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025