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119-hres-959119th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that illicit fentanyl-related substances are a weapon of mass destruction and should be classified as such, and recognizing President Trump's efforts to mitigate illicit narcotics from entering the United States through such actions as signing an Executive Order "Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction" and declaring the crisis caused by the rise of fentanyl a national health emergency.

Sponsored By: Representative Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

Introduced

Summary

Classifying illicit fentanyl-related substances as a weapon of mass destruction. This bill would urge the President to designate synthetic illicit fentanyl-related substances as a weapon of mass destruction and to have them permanently placed in Schedule I of controlled substances.

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  • Families and communities: the resolution highlights an estimated 71,238 U.S. deaths from synthetic opioid overdoses in 2021 and says illicit fentanyl is the leading driver of the opioid crisis.
  • Public safety and policy: it cites an FBI assessment that fentanyl is a viable option for a chemical attack and notes that a single kilogram can kill roughly 500,000 people, framing the drug as an extreme public threat.
  • Supply chains and enforcement focus: the text names China as the primary source of precursors, flags Mexican transnational criminal organizations trafficking across the southern border, and identifies India as an emerging supplier.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 10/29/2026

  • Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 12/18/2025

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