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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7190
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 1, 2024Ms. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Posey, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Gaetz, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Burchett, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Donalds, and Mrs. Miller of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
A BILL
To require the Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Fentanyl is a WMD Act.
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Treatment of illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction
The Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department of Homeland Security shall treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction for purposes of title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 590 et seq.).