Countering Captagon and Narcotics Post-Assad Act
This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act to require a new unclassified strategy for countering drug trafficking in the Middle East following the fall of Syria's Assad regime. It directs U.S. agencies to assess Captagon and methamphetamine trafficking patterns, identify countries receiving large shipments, evaluate those nations' counter-narcotics capacity, and review U.S. assistance programs. The strategy must also evaluate international cooperation efforts and provide recommendations to disrupt networks linked to former Assad regime actors, Hezbollah, and Iran-backed groups. The bill directly affects U.S. military and law enforcement agencies (like U.S. Central Command) and countries receiving U.S. counter-narcotics aid in the region.
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Introduced Jan 21, 2026
Last action Jan 21, 2026
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Jan 21, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Jan 21, 2026
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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J. French Hill
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Jared Moskowitz
DDemocratic
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Josh Gottheimer
DDemocratic
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