HR 5274 United States House · 117th Congress

PREVENT ACT of 2021

Summary

Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics Act of 2021 or the PREVENT ACT of 2021 This bill requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make containment devices available to its officers, agents, and other personnel and to provide mandatory and recurrent training on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other lethal substances.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2021

Committee Review

Jul 2022

House Passage

Jul 2022

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Sep 17, 2021 Last action Jul 14, 2022

Floor votes · House Jul 13, 2022

How they voted

429–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 430

Jul 13, 2022

D Democratic219

218 Yea 1

99% Yea

R Republican211

211 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jul 14, 2022

Committee

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

upper

Jul 13, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 429 - 0 (Roll no. 306).

lower

Jun 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

lower

Jun 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-375, Part I.

lower

May 19, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

May 19, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Discharged.

lower

Sep 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

lower

Sep 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

lower

Sep 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Sep 17, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors