Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 128 Introduced in House (IH)] 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 128 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Ms. Boebert 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fentanyl is a WMD Act''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ILLICIT FENTANYL AS A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

SEC. 2. 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.).