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HR 8663 - Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act - National Key Vote

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Title: Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act

Signed by President Joe Biden, Jr.


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Title: Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes and provides statutory authority for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to take certain actions to support the detection of drugs such as fentanyl and xylazine.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes and provides statutory authority for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to take certain actions to support the detection of drugs such as fentanyl and xylazine (Sec. 2).

  • Establishes statutory authority for the directorate's research and development efforts to improve drug detection equipment and reference libraries for law enforcement agencies, including (Sec. 2): 

    • Portable equipment;

    • Equipment that can analyze complex samples; and 

    • Technology that uses artificial intelligence or other techniques to detect new substances.

  • Requires the directorate to follow certain standards and rely on certain information from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Drug Enforcement Administration regarding these efforts (Sec. 2).

NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS

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Title: Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act

NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.

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Title: Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act

Full Bill Text

Title: Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act

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