HR 9162 United States House · 117th Congress

SOS Act of 2022

Summary

Stop Our Scourge Act of 2022 or the SOS Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction and requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy to conduct an assessment regarding that substance. Specifically, the office must assess foreign manufacturing of illicit fentanyl, the tools and capabilities across federal agencies to address trafficking of that substance, the capabilities of the Mexican military to conduct counterdrug missions with respect to that substance, the capacities and willingness of China to take specified actions with respect to that substance, and illicit fentanyl being trafficked into the United States from Mexico.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2022

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Introduced Oct 7, 2022 Last action Oct 8, 2022

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Committee

Oct 8, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

lower

Oct 7, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, 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

Oct 7, 2022

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lower

1 primary · 23 co-sponsors