# 116-hr-4761: DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019

116-hr-4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA); status Became Public Law No: 116-254. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4761
- Congress: 116
- Title: DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019
- Status: Became Public Law No: 116-254.
- Introduced: 2019-10-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-8309: Keep America Secure Act
- 116-hr-4739: Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4761 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4761)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-8309: Keep America Secure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8309)
- [116-hr-4739: Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4739)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7071)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4761 (as of 2025-11-18).