# 119-hr-128: Fentanyl is a WMD Act

119-hr-128, Fentanyl is a WMD Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-128
- As of: 2026-09-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-128
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fentanyl is a WMD Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Designates illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.** It directs the Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office to treat illicit fentanyl under Title XIX of the Homeland Security Act. - DHS Countering WMD Office must treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction for Title XIX purposes. - Federal programs and budgets are not changed by this bill. The bill does not create or modify programs, funding, or enforcement mechanisms and includes no sunsets or phase-ins.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as WMD: benefit, medium. This bill would require Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. The directive would apply only under Title XIX of the Homeland Security Act. It would not create new programs, funding, or enforcement tools in this s…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.

## Sources
- [119-hr-128 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/128)

## Related
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-128 (as of 2026-09-21).