# 119-s-628: Alan T. Shao II Fentanyl Public Health Emergency and Overdose Prevention Act

119-s-628, Alan T. Shao II Fentanyl Public Health Emergency and Overdose Prevention Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-628
- Congress: 119
- Title: Alan T. Shao II Fentanyl Public Health Emergency and Overdose Prevention Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Suspend entry for certain noncitizens: cost, medium. 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.…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-628 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/628)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-628 (as of 2026-08-11).