S. 987 · 118th Congress · Senate

PREVENT Fentanyl Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced
Mar 27, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Providing Resources for Exceptional Veterans to End Narcotic Trafficking of Fentanyl Act or the PREVENT Fentanyl Act

This bill expands the Human Exploitation Rescue Operation Child-Rescue Corps program to address fentanyl trafficking. (The program, which is part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, trains eligible members and veterans of the Armed Forces as computer forensic analysts to combat child exploitation.)

Under this bill, program participants must investigate and analyze fentanyl trafficking in addition to the issues required under current law, such as child exploitation and human trafficking.

The bill also changes the name of the program to the Human Exploitation Rescue Operation Corps.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 27, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 27, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

1

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Referred: Mar 27, 2023

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