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H.R. 4761: DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019

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H.R. 4761: DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-10-18 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-254.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-10-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 655 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR4761 (2019-12-09), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 116-254. (final step reached)
  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

DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019

Plain summary

DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 This bill establishes new requirements related to the detection of illicit narcotics at ports of entry. Specifically, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must implement a strategy to ensure chemical screening devices are able to identify narcotics at purity levels equal to or less than 10%, or provide an alternate method for identifying narcotics at lower purity levels. The CBP must also test new chemical screening devices at various purity levels before it commits to their acquisition. Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security must implement a plan for the long-term development of a centralized spectral database for chemical screening devices.

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Official text

DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] · 8 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 (2020-01-15); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 (2020-07-24)

Cosponsors on this site

Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Mike Rogers (R-AL), John Joyce (R-PA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] reported raising $904,294 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr4761 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116