H.R. 2142: INTERDICT Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-25 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Signed by President.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 574 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2142 (2017-10-24), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Signed by President. (final step reached)
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Official title

INTERDICT Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 21, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act or the INTERDICT Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to: (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to CBP officers to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, including such substances imported through the mail or by an express consignment operator or carrier; and (2) dedicate the appropriate number of CBP personnel, including scientists, to interpret data collected by such devices during all operational hours. (Sec. 4) The bill authorizes appropriations to the CBP to ensure that the necessary screening and interdiction resources are available during all operational hours.

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Official text

INTERDICT Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · 18 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2142, INTERDICT Act (2017-09-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), William R. Keating (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA)

Recorded votes

House roll call 574 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2142 (2017-10-24): Passed

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2142.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2142 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115