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H.R. 2538: FENTANYL Results Act

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H.R. 2538: FENTANYL Results Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-14 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

FENTANYL Results Act

Plain summary

Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act or the FENTANYL Results Act This bill creates two programs, establishes a reporting requirement, and otherwise modifies provisions to facilitate global cooperation against synthetic drug trafficking. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of State to establish a program to provide capacity-building assistance for law enforcement agencies of specified countries to identify, track, and detect certain synthetic drugs (e.g., fentanyl). The State Department must also carry out an international exchange program for drug demand reduction experts to provide educational and professional development on demand-reduction matters relating to the illicit use of narcotics and other drugs. The bill requires the State Department to include new sections in its annual international narcotics control strategy report that contain (1) an assessment of the countries likely involved in the trafficking of synthetic opioids; and (2) policies of responding to new psychoactive substances. The bill also expands the definition of major illicit drug producing country to include countries that produce synthetic drugs. Under current law, foreign assistance may be withheld from such countries.

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Official text

FENTANYL Results Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] · 17 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2538, FENTANYL Results Act (2021-05-03)

Cosponsors on this site

Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Michael Guest (R-MS), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2538 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117