# 119-hr-2024: Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics Act of 2025

119-hr-2024, Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2024
- Congress: 119
- Title: Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics (JTF-ISN)** that would coordinate federal agencies to disrupt production, trafficking, and financing of synthetic opioids and related chemicals, with a specific focus on the People's Republic of China's role. - Federal and interagency leaders: Would establish a President-appointed Director who reports to the Attorney General and leads a multiagency membership from DOJ, Treasury, DHS, State, Commerce, Defense, and the intelligence community. The Director would provide semiannual briefings and a comprehensive 2-year plan with staffing and budget priorities. - Law enforcement and prosecutions: Would authorize joint investigations, seizures, prosecutions, money-laundering probes, and sanctions enforcement, and permit prosecuting non-U.S. persons in specified districts. Member agencies keep their existing authorities while sharing referrals and intelligence. - Domestic and international coordination: Would direct the JTF-ISN to develop strategies and reporting that address the People's Republic of China's role, and to coordinate operations with state, local, territorial, and Tribal partners.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Proposed national task force on synthetic drugs: benefit, high. This bill would create a Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics. The President would appoint a Director, with Senate approval, paid at Executive Schedule level II. Members would include DOJ (DEA, FBI, prosecutors), Treasury, Homeland Security (HSI, CBP, ICE, Coast Guard), State, Co…
- Limits on who the task force targets: benefit, medium. The task force would have a narrow mission. The Director could only focus on illicit synthetic narcotics suppliers and their networks. It would not authorize cases against people only for personal drug use. It would not authorize action against low‑level dealers who are not tied to larger networks.
- What counts as an illicit synthetic drug: mixed, medium. The bill would define "illicit synthetic narcotic." It would include controlled substances, listed chemicals, and active ingredients used to make them. It would exclude substances of natural origin. It would also exclude lawful medicines imported with a DEA import permit.

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- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
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- 119-hr-879: Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2024 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2024)

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- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2024 (as of 2026-04-21).