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H.R. 4739: Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act

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H.R. 4739: Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-10-18 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 460.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-10-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 656 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR4739 (2019-12-09), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 460. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act

Plain summary

Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to implement a safety framework to protect its personnel from exposure to potential synthetic opioids. Among other things, the CBP must do the following: issue a policy that specifies protocols and procedures for the safe handling of potential synthetic opioids; require mandatory training on the potential risk of exposure to and safe handling procedures for synthetic opioids, as well as how to administer opioid receptor antagonists (e.g., naloxone) after exposure; and provide personal protective equipment and opioid receptor antagonists to officers, agents, other personnel, and canines at risk of exposure to synthetic opioids.

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Official text

Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act (2020-01-15); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act (2020-04-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong116-hr4739 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116