# 115-hr-2142: INTERDICT Act

115-hr-2142, INTERDICT Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA); status Became Public Law No: 115-112. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-2142
- Congress: 115
- Title: INTERDICT Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 115-112.
- Introduced: 2017-04-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act or the INTERDICT Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 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 personnel, including scientists, to the CBP to interpret data collected by such devices during all operational hours.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2017-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2017-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2017-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2017-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2017-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2017-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2017-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2017-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2017-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2017-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2017-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2017-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2017-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2017-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2017-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2017-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
- 115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-2142 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2142)

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- [115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Impor…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4007)
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- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
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