# 117-hr-8030: Fentanyl is a WMD Act

117-hr-8030, Fentanyl is a WMD Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8030
- Congress: 117
- Title: Fentanyl is a WMD Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
- Introduced: 2022-06-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fentanyl is a WMD Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8030 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8030)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8030 (as of 2025-11-18).