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119-s-628119th Congress

Alan T. Shao II Fentanyl Public Health Emergency and Overdose Prevention Act

Sponsored By: Senator Scott, Tim [R-SC]

Introduced

Summary

Would temporarily suspend the admission of certain migrants crossing from Canada or Mexico to curb the spread and trafficking of fentanyl. This bill would define who counts as a covered alien and require rapid return to their country of origin or the country they last entered from when they lack required travel documents and are held for processing.

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  • Families and communities: Aims to reduce fentanyl entering U.S. communities, citing a fentanyl-driven overdose crisis with more than 100,000 overdose deaths in 2023 and DEA seizures of over 80 million fentanyl-laced pills.
  • Migrants: People attempting unlawful entry from Canada or Mexico without required travel documents would be denied admission and returned as rapidly as possible.
  • Border operations: The Secretary of Homeland Security would be authorized to carry out returns and use scheduled repatriation flights on a space-available basis.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Suspend entry for certain noncitizens

If enacted, this bill would pause admitting certain people trying to enter the U.S. from Canada or Mexico starting the day it is enacted. A "covered alien" would be someone who tried to enter unlawfully, lacks required travel papers, and is being held at a port of entry or a Border Patrol station. While the pause is in place, covered aliens must be returned as rapidly as possible to their country of origin or the country they came from. The Secretary of Homeland Security could also transport these people on scheduled repatriation flights when there are empty seats.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Scott, Tim [R-SC]

SC • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/19/2025

  • Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 2/19/2025

  • Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 2/19/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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