# 119-s-1975: Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2025

119-s-1975, Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1975
- Congress: 119
- Title: Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## Summary

**Target illicit dark web drug markets.** This bill would create a new federal offense for delivering controlled substances via the dark web and stand up a multiagency FBI task force to detect, disrupt, and dismantle illicit marketplaces. - Families and communities: Targets the online supply chains that move opioids and other controlled substances, aiming to reduce the role of dark web marketplaces in illegal distribution. - Law enforcement and prosecutors: Creates a Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement Task Force inside the FBI, led by a Presidentially appointed Director. The task force would include representatives from FBI, DEA, Postal Inspection Service, ICE, ATF, CBP, DoD, FinCEN, and DOJ, provide training and cyberforensic support, require annual reports starting within 1 year, and sunsets after 5 years; funding would come from amounts otherwise available to the Attorney General. - Defendants and sentencing: Adds a specific offense for dispensing, delivering, or distributing controlled substances by means of the dark web and for aiding or abetting that conduct. It directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to apply a 2-level increase to the sentencing guidelines for violations.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban and tougher penalties for dark web drug sales: benefit, medium. This bill would make it illegal to knowingly deliver, distribute, or dispense controlled substances by means of the dark web, or to aid or abet those acts, except where the Controlled Substances Act allows them. It would define 'dark web' as hidden internet sites not indexed by search engines and r…
- New FBI dark web task force: benefit, medium. This bill would create a Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement Task Force inside the FBI. A Director would be appointed by the President with Senate advice and consent. The task force would include FBI, DEA, Postal Inspection, ICE, ATF, Homeland Security Investigations, CBP, DoD, FinCEN, an…
- Severability rule for the Act: mixed, low. This bill would include a severability clause. If a court strikes down any part of the Act or its application to a person or situation, the rest of the Act would remain in effect.

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-3315: Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026
- 119-s-2332: ALERT Communities Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1975 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1975)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2904)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-3315: Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3315)
- [119-s-2332: ALERT Communities Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2332)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1975 (as of 2026-10-01).